this is bbc news, broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. i'm ben mundy. our top stories... thousands of firefighters continue to battle wildfires across europe — many people have died from the intense heat. in england and parts of wales, an amber warning for extreme heat has begun. a cargo plane has crashed in northern greece — reports say eight people were on board. the five remaining candidates for british prime minister will battle it out in their second tv debate later. the multi—faith celebrations, bringing people together during sri lanka's political and ecomomic unrest — we have a special report.

and your mission — should you choose to accept it — is to find out if the hollywood superstar, tom cruise is filming in the british lake district. hello, and welcome to bbc news. a summer heatwave which has triggered devastating forest fires across southwest europe shows no signs of easing. firefighters in france, portugal, spain and greece are battling forest blazes. and new temperature records look to be on the way. the heat is thought to have claimed many lives, possibly hundreds. our correspondent, bethany bell reports from malaga. fire crackles. wildfires are raging in spain after days of intense heat. firefighters battled the flames in extremadura in the west of the country. in the south near malaga,

a popular tourist area, at least 3000 people have been evacuated from their homes. when we arrived, a new fire had just broken out in the woods. helicopter whirrs. 0verhead, helicopters carrying water returned again and again to try to put out the flames. fires keep breaking out in these hills, and it is a real struggle for the firefighters to try stop the blazes. the air is full of thick smoke which stings your eyes and makes you want to cough, and it's very hot. 0n the road we met sharon from england. she lives nearby with her daughter valentina. their home is safe but they were out trying to round up pets and animals who were left behind when their owners fled. we're supposed to help, you know, see if anybody needs any help evacuating, especially the animals.

a lot of the animals get left behind. have you ever felt frightened? frightened? yes, when we first saw the fire yesterday because we thought it was coming toward our house. we were just shaking, petrified because we have a lot of animals in our house as well. we thought, we got to evacuate as well. what are we going to do with the horse? two horses, a sheep, dogs. we were very frightened. with the hot weather set to continue, spain remains on high alert. bethany bell, bbc news, malaga. here in the uk, an amber warning of extreme heat has come into force across most of england and parts of wales. the alert will extend to the whole of wales and southern scotland from tomorrow when a red heat warning, meaning there's a risk to life, will come into force in parts of england. ministers say they've been working to help the health and transport sectors as they battle the heat. tim muffet reports. applause. there are thrills to be had but dangers to be aware of. this grassfire near mansfield —

just one reminder that for all of the joys hot weather can bring. temperatures this high can have a sting in their tail. at the peace gardens in sheffield city centre yesterday, as the sun beat down, thoughts turned to the days ahead. we're a little bit anxious about it. we've got two big dogs, trying to make sure we've got loads of fans, looking into how people in other countries cope with it. we've got blackout curtains, we've got air con, so it's cost quite a bit of money. the hot days doesn't worry me but it's the climate change that it reflects that really worries me. the next few days could see temperature records broken. there's a reminder — keep cool but be sensible. this footage is believed to have been filmed this week, apparently showing people jumping off london's tower bridge. if you see some water — the river thames, a canal, a waterway — don't be tempted to bejump in. you can get cold water shock

but also it's quite dangerous. there are some tiktok trends or some things on social media where people are egging each other on or showing off orjumping off bridges and whatever. don't do it. the uk health security agency believes a far more moderate heatwave last summer led to 1600 excess deaths, so older people in particular are being urged to avoid the sunshine over the next few days. on a visit to the east of england ambulance trust, the new health secretary steve barclay insisted the health service is prepared. each ambulance trust has well—developed contingency plans for extreme weather, and we're also working with the hospitals to get the handovers from ambulances into hospitals, but also to ensure that, where people can be moved onto the wards themselves, we are using the full capability of the hospital rather than people waiting longer than they need to in ambulances outside. shade and sun cream should be

priorities over the coming days, as well as keeping an eye out for the elderly and vulnerable, and staying topped up with fluids. the most important thing is that people drink. of course, we always talk about what is best to drink and it is always best to drink water, but if, particularly say for children or for the elderly, sometimes people may not like drinking water and therefore it is absolutely fine to have juice or tea and coffee, or anything, as long as it means that people are actually drinking. and you shouldn't feel thirsty. once you feel thirsty, that means you're already dehydrated. summer 2022 — a scorcher. possibly a record breaker. but as the temperatures go up, the advice is clear — take the heat seriously. tim muffett, bbc news. one reason for the frequency and intensity of this severe

heatwave sweeping europe is climate change. but there's also two high—velocity streams of air — called a double jet stream — hovering over western europe, which is making things worse, as mark lobel explains. up in flames on morocco's western coast. thousands of acres of woodland. look how close it is getting to residents here, forcing hundreds to leave their homes. pet owners in france look on in horror. they are forced to stay at evacuation centres for days, unable to rescue their companions stuck at home. all because of an unusually dry, hot spring, combined with extreme temperatures due to climate change, causing summer wildfires and heatwaves. portugal set a july record at 47 celsius. meteorologists forecast a 50%

chance of a new uk record, a high of a0 celsius in parts of england. this is the aftermath of a wildfire in croatia this week. but why in europe, and why now? experts point to the presence of a double jet stream. one in the extreme north in the shetlands in doorway, one in the south just near portugal. is essentially an amplification of the already heated climate that we are in, more than one celsius higher than we should be, and what this is causing is now sort of a furnace, i guess, if you will, over western europe. despite all this, efforts to tackle climate change took a back—seat this week. while the leader of the world's biggest carbon emitter historically, president biden was visiting their world's largest oil producer,

back home, his climate ambitions appeared to collapse in congress on friday, placing his net zero ambitions in peril. there are still things that the biden administration can do, and which it says it is going to do, regulate power plants, regulate emissions from vehicles and other moves, but it is undeniably a difficult time for climate policy in the us and globally. so, in the push to avoid catastrophic warming of the earth's atmosphere, there is alarm that despite calls to decarbonise faster, things may actually be moving in the opposite direction. mark lobel, bbc news. joining me now is clare heaviside who is the associate professor, ucl institute for environmental design and engineering. many thanks for joining many thanks forjoining us. is this

a sign _ many thanks forjoining us. is this a sign of— many thanks forjoining us. is this a sign of things to come? i many thanks forjoining us. is this a sign of things to come?- a sign of things to come? i think, certainl . a sign of things to come? i think, certainly- but— a sign of things to come? i think, certainly. but he _ a sign of things to come? i think, certainly. but he weighs - a sign of things to come? i think, certainly. but he weighs are - a sign of things to come? i think, i certainly. but he weighs are coming much more frequent as we see all the time on the news. climate change means we are exposed to extreme heat, and regularly, yes. x�*t�*aur heat, and regularly, yes. your fellowship _ heat, and regularly, yes. your fellowship rep _ heat, and regularly, yes. your fellowship rep researches - heat, and regularly, yes. your fellowship rep researches the| heat, and regularly, yes. your fellowship rep researches the impact of extreme heat and island health —— urban heat. the of extreme heat and island health -- urban heat-— urban heat. the urban heat island describes the _ urban heat. the urban heat island describes the fact _ urban heat. the urban heat island describes the fact that _ urban heat. the urban heat island describes the fact that urban - urban heat. the urban heat island| describes the fact that urban cities tend to be a few degrees higher than than other places. that's because of the building materials and cities. because most of the popular cajun in the uk, over 80% of us live in towns and cities, that means we are exposed to this extra heat. and it can be as much as about 10 celsius difference between temperature and is the centre and a rural area for a large city.

is the centre and a rural area for a lane ci . is the centre and a rural area for a large city-— large city. so, there are parts of the world used _ large city. so, there are parts of the world used to _ large city. so, there are parts of the world used to this _ large city. so, there are parts of the world used to this kind - large city. so, there are parts of the world used to this kind of i large city. so, there are parts of. the world used to this kind of heat. for other parts of the world not used to it, what can we learn from those countries? 50. used to it, what can we learn from those countries?— used to it, what can we learn from those countries? so, in the uk, we are traditionally _ those countries? so, in the uk, we are traditionally set _ those countries? so, in the uk, we are traditionally set up _ those countries? so, in the uk, we are traditionally set up to - those countries? so, in the uk, we are traditionally set up to try - those countries? so, in the uk, we are traditionally set up to try to - are traditionally set up to try to alleviate the ill effects from cold weather, because we are a cooler country. if you think about countries in southern europe, they have reflective white painted buildings, which is one of the methods that they use to reflect sunlight away and keep the building is cool. so, i think in the future in the uk, the shift is going to be more to reducing the ill effects of overheating which have become much more apparent recently. in overheating which have become much more apparent recently.— more apparent recently. in the days ahead, more apparent recently. in the days ahead. what — more apparent recently. in the days ahead, what can _ more apparent recently. in the days ahead, what can people _ more apparent recently. in the days ahead, what can people be - more apparent recently. in the days ahead, what can people be doing? l more apparent recently. in the days l ahead, what can people be doing? on ahead, what can people be doing? on a sort of individual level, you want to be closing your curtains in your house and your windows. so people often think they need to open

windows and hot weather. 0ften, often think they need to open windows and hot weather. often, it isjust windows and hot weather. often, it is just so hot outside, that if you open your windows, the warm air will come inside. if it does get a bit cooler in the evenings, that is the best time to open the windows and let some circulation in and cool the house down. in general, drinking lots of water, avoiding going out in the hottest parts of the day, and making sure that you look after elderly people who might be on their own. i elderly people who might be on their own. , , , ., , own. i guess, “ust finally, the next few da s own. i guess, “ust finally, the next few days — own. i guess, just finally, the next few days are vitally _ own. i guess, just finally, the next few days are vitally important - own. i guess, just finally, the next few days are vitally important to i few days are vitally important to you and the work that you've been doing as a marker of what we can learn and how we can improve areas of the world that are not used to this heat going forward. certainly, the research _ this heat going forward. certainly, the research that _ this heat going forward. certainly, the research that we _ this heat going forward. certainly, the research that we do, - this heat going forward. certainly, the research that we do, we - this heat going forward. certainly, the research that we do, we are l the research that we do, we are trying to investigate interventions in cities which will reduce overheating. so every time we get this kind of extreme event, that is more impetus for us to fully investigate what we could

potentially do, and that includes things like increasing urban vegetation and implementing more reflective roofing materials and so on. and that can reduce the urban heat island effect.— on. and that can reduce the urban heat island effect. many thanks for “oininr us. heat island effect. many thanks for joining us- we _ heat island effect. many thanks for joining us. we will _ heat island effect. many thanks for joining us. we will have _ heat island effect. many thanks for joining us. we will have to - heat island effect. many thanks for joining us. we will have to leave i heat island effect. many thanks for joining us. we will have to leave it| joining us. we will have to leave it there. associate professors at the institute for environmental dull sign in social engineering. serbia's defence minister has confirmed that a plane which crashed in greece overnight was carrying weapons. eight people on board are confirmed to have died. the plane had taken off from serbia. greek officials are expected to use a drone to examine the wreckage. the ukrainian—owned aircraft descended in flames before hitting the ground in a large explosion. the pilot had requested an emergency landing. greek firefighters said the cargo could contain dangerous material. people living in a close proximity to the wreckage have been told to stay indoors. translation: i wonder how it

did not fall on our houses because it came from over there. it was full of smoke, it had a noise i can't describe, and went over the mountain. it passed the mountain and turned and crashed into the field. there were flames. we were scared. a lot of cars came but they could not approach because there was continuous explosions. let's speak to our balkans correspondent guy de launey. what more do we know about the plane and the weapons that were onboard? there were 11.5 tonnes of weapons on board, and they were meant to be on their way to bangladesh. the plane was due to make various stops in jordan, saudi arabia and india, but as you say it got into trouble over the northern greece area and requested an emergency landing but never made that emergency landing. it is an aunt enough 12. they were

originally military cargo planes. a lot of those have been converted to civilian use and are used as transport in various situations, including humanitarian airlift as well. but the purpose of these planes was to transport military personnel and weapons. it is expected drains will be used later to examine the wreckage. what might they find and how difficult is that given the conditions? the emergency resonders given the conditions? the emergency reaponders have _ given the conditions? the emergency responders have been _ given the conditions? the emergency responders have been saying - given the conditions? the emergency responders have been saying they - responders have been saying they have seen white substances. they're not quite sure what they are self because they are having to proceed with caution. the drones are a way of doing that, of course. they can go out —— they can go in without any human beings having to be there, and if there are any hazardous materials in the area, the drain should be able to find out about that. it is clear they are community gating and what was on board the plane it will be liaising with greek authorities as well and that will be taken on

board in the clear up. is as well and that will be taken on board in the clear up.— board in the clear up. is this a fliuht board in the clear up. is this a flight that _ board in the clear up. is this a flight that has _ board in the clear up. is this a flight that has been _ board in the clear up. is this a| flight that has been happening board in the clear up. is this a - flight that has been happening on a regular basis over the past few months? ,, , ., , ., ., months? serbia is an exporter of arms. it months? serbia is an exporter of arm it has _ months? serbia is an exporter of arms. it has been _ months? serbia is an exporter of arms. it has been exporting - months? serbia is an exporter of| arms. it has been exporting arms months? serbia is an exporter of. arms. it has been exporting arms to the middle east and it is clear now that it also exports to bangladesh. it is one of the major industries in serbia which survived the break—up of yugoslavia. it is important to serbia's economy. i know people will be looking at this and saying there is a war in ukraine, and here is a ukrainian cargo plane carrying weapons from serbia, what's going on? but the likelihood is that it is taking arms to clients in other countries. taking arms to clients in other countries-_ thousands of firefighters continue to battle wildfires across europe — many people have died from the intense heat. in england and parts

of wales, an amber warning for extreme heat has begun. a cargo plane has crashed in northern greece — reports say eight people were on board. the race to become britain's next prime minister is reaching a crucial stage. the five contenders take part in their second televised debate this evening. tory mps will whittle them down to two final candidates before the end of next week. around 160,000 conservative party members will then pick the winner over the summer in a postal ballot. let's take a look at this now with our political correspondent, tony bonsignore. good to see you. lots going on here at quite a pace. good to see you. lots going on here at quite a pace-— at quite a pace. where are we now? it has at quite a pace. where are we now? it has started _ at quite a pace. where are we now? it has started already _ at quite a pace. where are we now? it has started already this _ at quite a pace. where are we now? it has started already this morning, | it has started already this morning, because we had the sunday morning political programmes and a couple of the programme —— the candidates already out speaking which will come to in a moment. this is a day,

obviously building up to that debate tonight, obviously appealing not just of the country but have cause to mps who get the first say over the next few days. the first round of voting tomorrow evening, then another one potentially on tuesday morning, and then, assuming that only one drops out each time, the final round of voting will be on wednesday afternoon, and we will find out for definite, at the latest, theirfinal find out for definite, at the latest, their final shortlist of two on wednesday at four o'clock. but three days away, there is an awful lot to go before then. and three days away, there is an awful lot to go before then.— three days away, there is an awful lot to go before then. and it really is heatin: lot to go before then. and it really is heating up- _ lot to go before then. and it really is heating up. lots _ lot to go before then. and it really is heating up. lots on _ lot to go before then. and it really is heating up. lots on the - lot to go before then. and it really is heating up. lots on the row- lot to go before then. and it really i is heating up. lots on the row about sex gender in the papers about the five candidates. 50. sex gender in the papers about the five candidates.— five candidates. so, the row is a kind of, it _ five candidates. so, the row is a kind of, it goes _ five candidates. so, the row is a kind of, it goes back— five candidates. so, the row is a kind of, it goes back to - five candidates. so, the row is a kind of, it goes back to penny i kind of, it goes back to penny mordaunt�*s time when she was in government and the argument is about whether she supported self identification for a change of gender. she said she doesn't. her

opponents say that she did. in the newspapers today, there are leaked papers that suggest that she did perhaps have a role in this. i think what it points to is a couple of things. one, ithink what it points to is a couple of things. one, i think there is a failing, there is a bit of a disconnect perhaps between what some of the candidates are talking about and what the priorities of the country are at large, but having listened to penny pat mordaunt a few moments ago talking to the bbc, her argument is the sort of politics we need to leave behind. mudslinging kind of politics that we want to leave behind. and it does feel like this contest has got a bit fractious, is getting more fractious, is getting more fractious, and i think the fact it is happening so quickly, at such a speed, isn't really helping. let’s speed, isn't really helping. let's hear from _ speed, isn't really helping. let's hear from two _ speed, isn't really helping. let's hear from two of _ speed, isn't really helping. let's hear from two of the _ speed, isn't really helping. let's hear from two of the can - speed, isn't really helping. let's hear from two of the can the - speed, isn't really helping. let's hear from two of the can the we'll start with tom tugendhat. we have got to

return to service, _ with tom tugendhat. we have got to return to service, we _ with tom tugendhat. we have got to return to service, we have _ with tom tugendhat. we have got to return to service, we have got - with tom tugendhat. we have got to return to service, we have got to - return to service, we have got to have the government returning to service of the people and the government of turning to service. we need a leader and with a vision for the united kingdom who is able to deliver that vision and leave this current tree safely and strongly into the future. that's why we set out a ten year plan for growth and have been talking about many things this morning, things like housing and security in things like policing, because there is a lot to do in this country. i policing, because there is a lot to do in this country.— do in this country. i think what --eole do in this country. i think what peeple want — do in this country. i think what peeple want is _ do in this country. i think what people want is an _ do in this country. i think what people want is an end - do in this country. i think what people want is an end to - do in this country. i think what people want is an end to the l do in this country. i think what. people want is an end to the toxic politics— people want is an end to the toxic politics we — people want is an end to the toxic politics we have seen over the last few months. they want someone that can restore _ few months. they want someone that can restore trust, and they want someone — can restore trust, and they want someone that does have some competence and experience. i think i am that— competence and experience. i think i am that candidate. you will see that in the _ am that candidate. you will see that in the campaign that i am running. i have— in the campaign that i am running. i have taken— in the campaign that i am running. i have takena— in the campaign that i am running. i have taken a different approach. i am not _ have taken a different approach. i am not completely ripping up everything we are doing and saying i would _ everything we are doing and saying i

would do _ everything we are doing and saying i would do things racket thickly differently in the future. i'm doing this in_ differently in the future. i'm doing this in a _ differently in the future. i'm doing this in a proper sensible way. and i'm this in a proper sensible way. and i'rn talking — this in a proper sensible way. and i'm talking about the issues that the public— i'm talking about the issues that the public would care about. the issue of public— the public would care about. iie: issue of public would the public would care about. "iie: issue of public would care the public would care about. i““i2 issue of public would care about, what is your assessment from what we heard about those two candidates there? ~ ., ., ., , heard about those two candidates there? . ., ., ., , there? what we heard there as part ofthe there? what we heard there as part of the underlying _ there? what we heard there as part of the underlying storing _ there? what we heard there as part of the underlying storing here - there? what we heard there as part of the underlying storing here and l of the underlying storing here and the underlying battle. we have tom tugendhat and penny mordaunt who will be names that people may not have heard of or know very little about. because of the way that this contest is structured, mps will vote this week, we are down to a shortlist of two, the current polls suggest that penny mordaunt might even be in a position to reap —— to beat richey su nack if it goes to party members. i think —— rishi sunak. i think what they are trying

to get at is their relative inexperience to rishi sunak is to their benefit. you will hear that tonight. they are saying we have got the experience, we've made tough decisions and we need a prime minister that will hit the ground running on day one.— minister that will hit the ground running on day one. hotting up over the next couple _ running on day one. hotting up over the next couple of _ running on day one. hotting up over the next couple of days _ running on day one. hotting up over the next couple of days in _ running on day one. hotting up over the next couple of days in more - running on day one. hotting up overl the next couple of days in more ways than one. many thanks. anti—government protesters in sri lanka are marking a hundred days of their public uprising, that forced president gotabaya rajapaksa to flee the country and resign. the movement started as a protest against the government's handling of the economy and the soaring cost of basic supplies. sri lanka is experiencing the worst economic crisis in decades and a crippling shortage of fuel. 0ur correspondent, anbarasan ethirajan has been watching the story unfold and has the latest from the capital colombo on how the country got to this point. what started off as a protest against the economic crisis

and the increasing cost of living, and it turned itself into a massive anti—government protest here. and they are celebrating the hundredth day of this public uprising, quite unprecedented for a country like sri lanka. we saw how hundreds of thousands of people gathered of thousands of people gathered at the waterfront here in colombo, and now that has led to the ousting of president gotabaya rajapaksa who fled the country after huge crowds stormed his palace last week. and two months before, even prime minister, his elder brother, had to resign following these protests. so, these are remarkable scenes for sri lanka, and that is why they are celebrating this hundredth day. and all this is happening at a time when parliament is meeting again next week to choose the next president, because the mps will be voting on wednesday for the next president, and there are many contenders, and many people believe that the acting president is a front runner, though he has not yet confirmed, officially confirmed his candidature. whereas many other political leaders

are also planning to run, so, sri lanka needs a stable government, so they can negotiate with imf and other creditors to get the loan to solve this political as well as economic crisis. it's notjust europe which is experiencing high temperatures and low rainfall. let's show you these pictures of the impact of drought in syria. these dry expanses are what's left of the khabur river near the village of sabaa sukour in the north of the country. it was once one of the main water sources for the nearby city of hasa—kah. but years of crippling drought have depleted riverbeds and farmers say there's no future for them. they blame climate change for the drought. the uk government has announced that all state schools in england will have a defibrillator by the end of the next academic year. the decision follows a campaign by the family of 12—year—old 0liver king, who died from a sudden cardiac arrest while competing in a school

swimming race in 2011. the first deliveries are expected to begin before christmas. the former wales rugby captain, ryanjones, has revealed he's been diagnosed with early—onset dementia at the age of a1. jones won 75 caps for wales between 2004 and 2014, and also played in three tests for the british and irish lions. speaking in a newspaper interview he said he felt like his world was falling apart after the diagnosis. a new picture of the duchess of cornwall has been released to celebrate her 75th birthday. it was taken by the photographer chris jackson at the duchess�*s home in wiltshire. earlier this month, she marked her birthday by guest—editing country life magazine — an edition that featured pictures of her taken by the duchess of cambridge. there's been a warning that he uk hot weather is spreading further than expected. after a very warm night,

hot weather, already underway across other parts of england and wales is expected to develop more widely across wales, southwest and northern england, plus parts of southern and southeastern scotland. we'll have more on that a little later. heat continues to build today. we are expecting temperatures in excess of a0 celsius on monday. that is the first—ever extreme heat warning from the met office. and they could be widespread. this could have a direct him on the infrastructure where you live or also when your health. this is where the red extreme heat warning is. but we have amber warnings covering the whole of england, wales and southern scotland. we have actually seen some rain today during the early hours of sunday morning. it is starting to ease away and is fairly light and

patchy. just some light drizzle now across eastern england. now we will have some sunshine coming through. temperatures will start to climb this afternoon. maybe we'll see highs of 30 or 31 celsius. temperatures recovering to the mid to east of scotland is that rain goes through. temperatures are not going to follow a very far. a little bit of patchy cloud and drizzle to the north, but it is this cumulative heat by day and very warm nights that could certainly have a significant impact on your lifestyle. as you move into monday, it is pretty much wall—to—wall sunshine from the word go. with light winds and that heat coming all the way up from spain and portugal, we are likely to see those temperatures peaking widely into the mid to high 30s, but one or two spots could see a0 or a1 celsius. that is monday afternoon. just have a look at ten o'clock on monday evening. there's temperatures are

really not falling very far. very uncomfortable, 30, 90 fahrenheit, and that it really is going to be oppressive and potentially dangerous so please do take precautions. as these with weather fronts start pushing from the cells west, they will dragging more humidity. so with the sunshine it will be even more oppressive for many. but it will start to bring some welcome showers, possibly heavy and thundery across parts of northern ireland and wales. we will see temperatures close to or just above a0 celsius in eastern england. something a little more comfortable arrives from wednesday onwards, though. take care.

this is bbc news. the headlines...

in england and parts of wales, an amber warning for extreme heat has begun. a cargo plane has crashed in northern greece. eight people were on board. the five remaining candidates for british prime minister will battle it out in their second tv debate later. the multi—faith celebrations bringing people together during sri lanka's political and economic unrest. we have special reports. and your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find out if the hollywood superstar tom cruise is filming in the lake district. will be back with more of those at 11 o'clock. now on bbc news, it's time for click.