police say 19,000 people have been moved to safety in the country's largest ever evacuation. travel chaos as a number of holiday firms cancel outbound flights and holidays to rhodes, as they try to repatriate tourists. voters take to the polls for a snap election in spain. prime minister pedro sanchez and his main rival alberto nunez cast their votes in the capital madrid. iam i am alive at a polling station in madrid where voting will end in just three hours. spaniards are deciding today whether to give four more years to socialist prime minister pedro sanchez or bring the right back to power. as anger grows in manipur over a sexual assault case, there's been more accounts of further atrocities. the ruling party in cambodia says it's on course

for a landslide victory in an election where it ran virtually un—opposed, after the main opposition party was disqualified. hello i'm vishala sri—pathma. greek police say 19,000 people have been evacuated from homes and hotels on the island of rhodes, as wildfires continue to burn out of control. it's said to be the biggest such operation greece has ever carried out. these are pictures from one village in rhodes where houses have been destroyed. three hotels have reportedly burnt down, and many others are in the danger zone. these are some of the latest pictures coming into the bbc newsroom — you can see cars have been burnt out alongside buidings and vegetation right up to the sea. many people spent the night in temporary accomodation like this. while others waited in public

buildings like halls and schools. the fires have been burning for five days now. the country's deputy fire chief says the blazes in rhodes are the most difficult greece is facing. the budget airline, jet2, says it's cancelled all flights that were due to go to rhodes today. tuigroup says it's also cancelled flights to rhodes until tuesday night. thomas cook has cancelled all holidays to areas of rhodes until sistjuly. a spokesperson for the greek fire brigade gave an update on the evacuation of residents and toursists in rhodes. translation: according to initial estimates - by the greek police, the precautionary evacuation involved some 19,000 people. 16,000 of them were evacuated by ground means and 3,000 by watercraft. this was the largest safe transport operation for residents and tourists ever

carried out in our country. that was a fire services team in greece. 0ur correspondentjenny hill is at rhodes international airport. well, what really strikes you hear is just how exhausted and how well, what really strikes you here is just how exhausted and how emotional people are. there must be several hundred people at rhodes airport. there is very limited seating so most of them are just squatting or even trying to sleep on the floor. some of the people have told us they have been here since the early hours of the morning, waiting for a handful of flights back to britain tonight. although actually, i've just met a woman who sat very, very tearfully telling me that she hasn't got a flight home until wednesday but she doesn't want to go to a evacuation centre, doesn't want to try another hotel — and they are very booked up — because she is worried that the fires will simply spread further. the greek minister for tourism is here at the airport. we had a very brief word with her earlier. she told us that 19,000 people, locals and tourists, have been successfully moved out of danger, out of those fire zones.

she said there had been no injuries during the course of those operations. she also told us that the authorities are setting up a help desk here at the airport for any british citizen who has lost, misplaced their documents or passports during those evacuation operations. that was our correspondent at rhodes international airport. and here in the uk — at manchester airport — this is what passengers returning from rhodes have been telling us about their trips. it's been pretty horrendous. where we were staying it wasn't that bad where the hotel we were staying it wasn't that bad where the hotel was we were staying it wasn't that bad where the hotel was with we were staying it wasn't that bad where the hotel was with fires, we were staying it wasn't that bad where the hotel was with fires, on our way back from the hotel you could see a whole cloud of smoke, it was horrible. we could see a whole cloud of smoke, it was horrible-— could see a whole cloud of smoke, it was horrible. we had asher dropping on our shoulders _ was horrible. we had asher dropping on our shoulders and _ was horrible. we had asher dropping on our shoulders and a _ was horrible. we had asher dropping on our shoulders and a lot _ was horrible. we had asher dropping on our shoulders and a lot of - was horrible. we had asher dropping on our shoulders and a lot of smoke | on our shoulders and a lot of smoke around _ on our shoulders and a lot of smoke around so _ on our shoulders and a lot of smoke around so i — on our shoulders and a lot of smoke around so i think we just missed it but we _ around so i think we just missed it but we are — around so i think we just missed it but we are just trying to find out whether— but we are just trying to find out whether our hotel is still standing, we are _ whether our hotel is still standing, we are not— whether our hotel is still standing, we are not too sure yet. this is about the biggest evacuation greece has seen for a long time.

let's talk more about this with our news reporter sanchia berg. as you were saying, 19,000 people evacuated according to the greek authorities. a pretty significant number but if you look at the map, you can see that rhodes is a pretty significant island and its from these areas that we've named where people have been evacuated so far because here in orange, you can see the wildfires. now, there are other parts of the island, particularly up in the north where the town of rhodes is, where the airport is, which have so far been relatively unaffected by the fires. so, that's where people are apparently 0k. that's how flights can fly in and out and that difference also helps explain the different policies of different british airline operators and tour operators. if we have a look at who is doing what, you can

see thatjet2 has said no tourists will be sent out to the island this week until at leastjuly the 30th. it is sending planes out, though, because it will be picking up tourists who want to leave or whose holiday is over. tui is adopting a similar policy although it has said no flights until tuesday next week. and yet, at the same time, you have easyjet running flights as normal and ryanairare running easyjet running flights as normal and ryanair are running flights as normal allsop british airways is also planning to fly into the island it will send a larger plane so that if there are people who want to curtail their holidays to come back early, they will be able to get tickets for that plane. you have this double picture, one hand you have what is being reported by my colleaguejenny hill and others, colleague jenny hill and others, people colleaguejenny hill and others, people who have had to fully who are terrified. 0n the other hand, you have flights still going in and if you have a look at the arrival

board, at rhodes international airport, you can see that there are still flights coming in or due to come in from all over europe. as jenny was saying, there is a desk set up now in the airport to help british nationals, people may not have their documents with them for example. there are civil servants, british diplomats, who will be helping and as i say, the british embassy has advised people to work with the greek authorities to take advice from them and to let them know that a special team from the foreign office is on its way.- foreign office is on its way. thank ou ve foreign office is on its way. thank you very much _ foreign office is on its way. thank you very much for _ foreign office is on its way. thank you very much for that _ foreign office is on its way. thank you very much for that update. . foreign office is on its way. thank| you very much for that update. our you very much for that update. 0ur correspondent in the newsroom over here. lots of people will be concerned if they have holidays booked to rhodes, we can go live now to emma brennan — she's head of media and communications for the association of british travel agents. thanks forjoining us. firstly, lots of people will be worried, what do they do if their flight is

cancelled? i they do if their flight is cancelled?— they do if their flight is cancelled? ,, , ., , cancelled? i think it is really important — cancelled? i think it is really important to _ cancelled? i think it is really important to recognise - cancelled? i think it is really important to recognise that| cancelled? i think it is really - important to recognise that there is sue d to groups of people. people who have booked package holidays and in the circumstances you have more right to protection and then people who will have booked their travel arrangements separately so we'll have booked their own flight and hotel accommodation. 0ur have booked their own flight and hotel accommodation. our members will have been redundantly providing package holidays, you just mentioned a couple there, who said they have cancelled their holidays for the next few days. if you are in that camp where your whole holiday has been cancelled, you've booked a package, your travel company will be speaking to you about what your options are. that might be that you can try and find an alternative holiday which could be in an alternative destination or you might be offered a refund for the cost of the package or a chance to move that holiday to a later date. they will be looking at the whole of the holiday arrangements and your rights around that. now, if you book things

independently, you booked your own flights and then you went on to book the hotel accommodation, then it really depends on the different terms and conditions for your individual travel arrangements. as you said, some airlines are continuing to operate flights. however, they have also announced different policies in terms of whether passengers do or don't have to go on those flights if they wish to go on those flights if they wish to read or move theirflights to go on those flights if they wish to read or move their flights to other dates. so, if you are due to travel and you booked everything separately, i would say have a look at the information from your airline to find out if your holiday, if your flight, is still going ahead and then discuss with them your options. if your flight has been cancelled then you should be offered a chance to rebook for a later date or a chance to get a refund on the cost of that flight and then you will also need to look at what the policies are around your hotel accommodation and, i think, i recommend checking out your travel insurance policy as well.— recommend checking out your travel insurance policy as well. emma, you said there might _

insurance policy as well. emma, you said there might be _ insurance policy as well. emma, you said there might be other _ insurance policy as well. emma, you said there might be other options i said there might be other options offered to passengers if they booked a package holiday, for example, to rhodes and that has now been cancelled. if they are unable to travel to that alternative destination, what do they do? if there isn't a suitable alternative then they would, and they booked a package holiday, then they would have the right to request a refund for the cost of that package holiday. that is why i am saying that if you booked a package holiday, you have a lot more protection there over the entire cost of that package holiday whereas if you booked things independently you will have to go through and look at your different booking agreements and find out the terms and conditions and it might be that your flight has been cancelled and you will be able to get your money back from that but it might be a different situation when you are looking at the arrangements that you've got around your hotel. unfortunately for those passengers, it will be a case of looking at the different agreements and arrangements that they have to understand what the circumstances means to their terms and conditions. thank you, emma for that information. the head of media for

the association of british travel agents and you can read more about holiday cancellations on our web page, we have a live page going at the moment. also in greece — a bridge has collapsed, killing one person ands injuring eight others. it happened in patras, west of athens. emergency services are at the scene. the bridge had been undergoing construction work. polls have opened in spain's snap election, which could see the far right winning a place in government, for the first time since democracy was restored, after the death of general franco almost 50 years ago. voters face a choice between a centre—left government supported by the far—left and a conservative led government, backed by the far—right �*vox party'. this was the prime minister, pedro sanchez, casting his vote — as his party seeks to fend off the challenge from the far right. live now to madrid where we can join news reporter sergi forcada freixas for an update on the

spanish elections. what is going on, how is voting going? what is going on, how is voting auoin ? ., ., , what is going on, how is voting uuoin? ., ., ,., ., going? three more hours of voting, ollin: going? three more hours of voting, polling stations _ going? three more hours of voting, polling stations are _ going? three more hours of voting, polling stations are closing - going? three more hours of voting, polling stations are closing at - going? three more hours of voting, polling stations are closing at 8pm| polling stations are closing at 8pm at local time and then counting tends to go quite fast so we'll get a clear picture of the result later tonight. two or three hours after the polling stations have closed we will already have a clear idea of how the new parliament is formed. but, this is an election that seems to be quite tight according to opinion polls and it is all about blocks, right and left. we will have to see which of the two blocks is able to form a majority, if any of them. people out here still voting, during lunchtime it was a bit quieter and now people are back here at the polling stations to cast their ballots. it at the polling stations to cast their ballots.— at the polling stations to cast their ballots. it does look quite bus , their ballots. it does look quite busy. every — their ballots. it does look quite busy, every time _ their ballots. it does look quite busy, every time we _ their ballots. it does look quite busy, every time we come - their ballots. it does look quite busy, every time we come to i their ballots. it does look quite l busy, every time we come to you there seems to be a flurry of activity! in terms of what the

weather has done, there was concern about the hot weather in july that it might put people off. it is summer holiday, in terms of voter turnout, not too bad?— summer holiday, in terms of voter turnout, not too bad? yeah, it's the first time ever _ turnout, not too bad? yeah, it's the first time ever that _ turnout, not too bad? yeah, it's the first time ever that spain _ turnout, not too bad? yeah, it's the first time ever that spain is - first time ever that spain is holding a general election injuly. actually, there was quite a lot of criticism towards pedro sanchez when he called for this snap election in july. people are showing up, at least so far. the preliminary data that we have in terms of turnout is that we have in terms of turnout is that turnout is actually a bit higher than four years ago. there was also a record in postal voting. a lot of people going to the post office ahead of election day, head office ahead of election day, head of today, to be able to cast their votes. not here in the polling stations but in the post office. in stations but in the post office. in terms of the far right and if the polls are correct, they get into government, what are the policies that they are going to implement? basically, what they want to do if

they are able to be in government or at least to influence a potential conservative government, is to scrap pretty much everything that prime minister pedro sanchez has done in the last few years. things related to gender issues, lgbt, they also have a tough stand on immigration. also towards catalonia. these are the policies that they will try to influence if they are able to have a coalition with the conservative party or somehow influence a potential prime minister who is the one leading the polls. everything is very tight and we have to see if the two minor parties from the right and the left which may be the king makers. ., ~ the left which may be the king makers. ., ,, , ., the left which may be the king makers. ., ~' , ., , the left which may be the king makers. ., ~' ,, , . the left which may be the king makers. ., ,, i. , . ., the left which may be the king makers. ., ~ , . ., . makers. thank you very much for that u date. makers. thank you very much for that undate- sergi — makers. thank you very much for that update. sergi forcada _ makers. thank you very much for that update. sergi forcada freixas - makers. thank you very much for that update. sergi forcada freixas in - update. sergi forcada freixas in madrid as voting is under way over there. graphic accounts are emerging of further atrocities in the indian state of manipur during an outbreak of ethnic violence in may. there's already been pain and anger over a video showing two women

being paraded naked and assaulted by a mob. several other incidents in the state capital imphal have now come to light — months after they happened. internet restrictions have slowed the release of information about the extent of the violence over the last few months. 0ur reporter divya arya has more from manipur. shops are shut in this part of manipur�*s capital city imphal because another violent incident was reported here. this road leads to the airport so you do see some vehicles going from here, but mostly residents in this area are staying indoors, stepping out only if they need some essentials. now, what really strikes you when you come to manipur is that the city and the state has seen no internet for more than 2.5 months now. while some areas might be returning to normalcy, it is really hard to communicate and resume normal life.

despite the fact that there is no internet, when we travelled around the state, we found that the video that shows two women being disrobed, paraded naked and then sexually assaulted were still being shared widely and people would just take out their phones and show that video to us. it has fuelled more anger, despair and discontent amongst both communities. thousands are still displaced and in relief camps, unable to go back to their homes after they were set on fire in the violence that happened in the month of may. while there have been arrests after the video came out and there has been condemnation from both communities, especially spearheaded by women, everybody has been pointing out that the state government and the central government hasn't done enough. that the prime minister has spoken, but spoken too little and too late. until there is a concerted effort to find a political resolution to the dispute, sporadic incidents of violence can continue. we've heard of reports of fighting across the border overnight. curfew is every evening and it will be very difficult for people to go back from relief camps and even think of rebuilding their lives.

now it's time for a look at today's sport with gavin. hello there — the leaders are approaching the halfway point, of this final round of the open at hoylake... brian harman's the man the catch — but he's being chased by a pack including the masters championjon rahm. ben croucher is there for us . and ben — the weather affecting things on this final day — but how is this playing out? brian harman bogeyed two of his first five holes in his final run, we wondered what sort of response we would get, we have a potentially major winning one. back birdies at six and seven have taken his lead back up to five shots ahead of the austrian sepp straka who made three birdies on his front nine so far. the challenge from the likes of tommy fleetwood and jon rahm has

faltered slightly. haven't been able to get any sort of momentum going. it is brian harman who is chasing his first major championship. the wind has died down, the rain is still falling. the baddies are out there but time is running out for those challenging him to really mount their birdie charge on the back nine. the way it is going, brian harman is on course to win his first major title. he has won a gloved hand on claretjug. let first major title. he has won a gloved hand on claret jug. let see if he can hold _ gloved hand on claret jug. let see if he can hold his— gloved hand on claret jug. let see if he can hold his nerve, _ gloved hand on claret jug. let see if he can hold his nerve, thank- gloved hand on claret jug. let see| if he can hold his nerve, thank you very much indeed for that. ben croucher from very much indeed for that. ben croucherfrom hoylake. and at the women's world cup in australia and new zealand sweden left it late, to beat south africa amanda ilestedt scored in the 90th minute to seal the win, after frida rolfo had cancelled out hildah magaia's opener for south africa. sweden got to the semi—finals of the last world cup and are one of the tounament favourites this summer.. earlier 2019 finallists — the netherlands — beat portugal 1—nil

thanks to a first half goalfrom stefanie van der gragt in dunedin. it was initially ruled out, but then given after a pitchside review from the referee handing portugal a defeat, in their first ever world cup match. jamaica held one of the top sides — france — to a goalless draw in sydney. france pushed for a late winner in their group f opener and hit the bar late on. jamaica had khadija shaw sent off in stoppage time... they'd lost all their previous world cup games till now. they hold out a straw 0—0. big result for them. —— to draw 0—0. and an update on this crucial final day of the 11th ashes test from old trafford — there's been no play at all so far due to rain. england need australian wickets — but it's looking likely to be a draw, if this weather continues — meaning australia would retain the ashes, they 2—1 up in the series with one to go. that's all for now. max verstappen has won the hungarian grand prix, his seventh win in a row

so he goes further clear in the standings. here in the uk, the economic secretary to the treasury, andrew griffith, has written to all major banks, warning them against closing customers' accounts because of their political views. it comes after the former ukip leader, nigel farage, claimed his account with coutts bank — which is part of natwest — was closed for political reasons. the boss of natwest dame alison rose has apologised to mr farage. with more on this is our business reporter. what does this letter actually say?— reporter. what does this letter actually say? reporter. what does this letter actuall sa ? , , , , ., actually say? this is being sent to all ma'or actually say? this is being sent to all major banks _ actually say? this is being sent to all major banks on _ actually say? this is being sent to all major banks on monday - actually say? this is being sent to all major banks on monday and i actually say? this is being sent to all major banks on monday and in | actually say? this is being sent to - all major banks on monday and in the letter, andrew griffiths is saying that there are concerns from both houses of parliament of accounts being closed. he says they will defend the freedom of expression, a fundamental rights for all british people and on the back of that he said he's essentially hauling in all the bank bosses to come in and

discuss this. it the bank bosses to come in and discuss this.— the bank bosses to come in and discuss this. it is not unusual for bank bosses _ discuss this. it is not unusual for bank bosses to _ discuss this. it is not unusual for bank bosses to meet _ discuss this. it is not unusual for bank bosses to meet with - discuss this. it is not unusual for bank bosses to meet with the i bank bosses to meet with the treasury but given the context of this, that is why it is poignant. tell us a bit about how we got here. the government has been looking into this issue for quite some time but, of course, as you mention there has been a spotlight on all this because of the row involving nigel farage who is the former ukip leader and brexit campaigner. his account was closed by coutts, the private bank owned by natwest. nigel farage thought his account had been shut because of his political views, he stubbornly obtained a document relating to his suitability as a coutts customer and that document flagged concerned that nigel farage was xenophobic and racist and there was xenophobic and racist and there was a reputational risk in having him as a client. natwest boss, dame alison rose, has since apologised to mr farage for these comments that were deeply inappropriate but mr farage says she now needs to go in

front of mps to explain what has happened here. front of mps to explain what has happened here-— front of mps to explain what has happened here. thank you for that u date. cambodian prime minister hun sen has declared victory in a general election. with the main opposition party banned — it's been seen as a contest that has been dismissed as a one—sided sham. jonathan head reports. the man who was held on for power here for nearly four decades was among the first to vote. hun sen made sure his party faced no rival in this election. it was dismissed by many as a sham. but he still needed it to go well. and here is why — his son hun manet will soon succeed him in a—once—in—a—generation dynastic power transfer that's fraught with risk. the disqualification of the main opposition party left people with no real choices. the 17 others permitted to contest the election were either too small or too new to attract more than a handful of votes.

it was a boring campaign for the people, said the spokesman for the banned candlelight party. which was forced to sit out this election. with no opposition, it was like soup with no flavour. the ruling party still campaigned hard, though. its colourful rallies were the only ones that most cambodians got to see. the cpp was pushing for a strong turnout. and it looks like it got that. they have just finished counting the votes in this polling station in phnomh penh. quite a surprising number of spoiled ballots here. it is quite high, which the only way people can show their support from the opposition which was banned from contesting. once this is over, the bigger question facing cambodia is how the planned transition of power from hun sen — who has been there so long — to his son goes. that is expected to happen within a few weeks. hun sen hopes that this

will be seen as his legacy. a once war—torn country transformed under his rule. but all of this glittering growth has come at a high price. with levels of corruption, injustice and inequality that would certainly have cost him many more votes in a freer election. jonathan head, bbc news, cambodia. the israeli prime minister says that he is doing very well after having a pacemaker fitted in overnight surgery — as a debate continues in parliament on key legislation in his government's planned judicial overhaul. mr netanyahu said that he hoped to make an appearance in parliament tomorrow. twitter�*s logo might change as early as later today — that's if we are to belive the platform's current

owner, elon musk. mr musk says that �*soon we shall bid adieu to the twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds' — — the billionaire tech entrepreneur did not provide any further details. now, you may have heard and seen the annual running of the bulls in the spanish town of pamplona. but have you seen this before? this is the hemingway days celebration in key west in florida. people dress up like the famous author, ernest hemingway — and parade down the streets on imitation bulls. with white beards and red berets, 140 contestants converged outside sloppyjoe's bar, a favourite hangout of hemingway in his later years, to vie for the title in the hemingway look—alike contest. stay with us here on bbc news.

there was a little bit of sunshine to be had, sunday afternoon brought some blue sky overhead for this weather watcher in cornwall. but, on the earlier satellite picture, you can see this curl of cloud. an area of low pressure moving away but this frontal system here left behind, it has been very wet again today across some parts of southern scotland, northern ireland, most especially northern england and that rain will continue to push its way southwards through the night, only moving quite slowly though into the midlands, wales, eventually the south—west of england and parts of east anglia. behind it, a northerly wind that will make for a rather chilly night across some parts of scotland. some places down to around four or 5 degrees. tomorrow, a slow—moving weather front still only moving slowly southwards and eastwards. behind it, we get into that northerly winds bringing some unusually cool air for this point in

july. so, our weather unusually cool air for this point in july. so, ourweatherfront bringing clouds and outbreaks of rain across some eastern and southern counties of england first thing should pull away southwards. sunny spells and showers following on behind and then perhaps some more widespread showery rain into the far north—west of scotland, particularly the western isles as we head through the afternoon. temperature wise, pretty disappointing for this time of year, 14 to 19 may be 20 degrees. that is below the average for late july. as we head through tuesday, some spells of sunshine, a scattering of showers, not quite as breezy but still rather cool with top temperatures between 15 and 20 degrees. as we head on into wednesday, that they should start on a mainly fine note, albeit with one or two showers. but we see cloud running in from the west and eventually outbreaks of rain moving in during the afternoon. the further east you are, the better chance of staying mostly dry and those temperatures again in a range of between 14 and 19, may be 21 degrees in the brighter spots in eastern

england. but, through wednesday night we see this next frontal system bringing another dose of rain. that should attend to clear during thursday to leave a mix of sunny spells and showers for the end of the week. whichever way you slice it, it is an unsettled week ahead and, broadly speaking, a rather cool one for the time of year.

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wildfires spreading across the greek wildfires spreading across the greek island of rhodes are leaving thousands of tourists in limbo, wondering where they will spend the night. police say 19,000 people have been moved to safety in greece's largest ever evacuation. travel chaos as a number of holiday firms cancel outbound flights and holidays to rhodes as they try to repatriate tourists. jet2 and thomas cook have withdrawn all services for at least a week while tui has cancelled all flights there until wednesday.