across the whole of greece there are more fires, more heat, and more evaluations, the government says they are fighting on all fronts. the children on the front line of humans forgotten war after eight years of conflict. we have a special report. translation or i feel scared, there's a lot of explosions. republican presidential hopeful ron desantis is involved in a car accident, we'll be live in the us for the latest. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. and checking out we start in greece where in the last hour it's been confirmed that two airforce pilots helping to fight wildfires on the island of evia — have been killed in the crash,

according to afp. a government minister said emergency teams were fighting flames nonstop on dozens of fronts. fires are continuing to burn on several of the greek islands — as well as parts of the mainland. these are the latest pictures from rhodes — they give you a sense of the intensity of what firefighters are dealing with. the largest greek island, crete, has also been put on high alert. this is italy, where the main airport on the island of sicily was briefly closed — as flames and smoke began to approach the runway. an international group of scientists has said, the current conditions, would have been "virtually impossible" without human—caused climate change.

and our reporter, azadeh moshiri, joins us now from rhodes. just describe what is like you are and what you are seeing and the stories people are telling you. i’m stories people are telling you. i'm not if ou stories people are telling you. i'm not if you can _ stories people are telling you. in not if you can see, matthew,, but it's extremely smoky around here right now. we were right here earlier today between these two tones, the area the firefighters so this is the biggest problem. winds are strong, therefore these claims have been fanned, they move quickly which is why we have evacuated to a safer part of the village it is spreading and there are moments where the smoke has covered the sun and we have this pink glow and no light whatsoever, and that it would move. these are the things the locals are experienced in and we are reporters, we don't live here, we are surrounded by locals who are watching the fire grow. sorry, go

ahead, did you say something? sorry, i think i'm having some technical difficulties matthew but i will go on and explain they have been military officers, police officers, and locals as well who have been volunteering with the fire service to help. and while this fire is the most pressing for the firecrackers here in greece, it's a reminder of the risk involved when they are fighting fires like this, when the wind is blowing like this, it's hard to get close to the flames. i wind is blowing like this, it's hard to get close to the flames.- to get close to the flames. i hope ou can to get close to the flames. i hope you can hear _ to get close to the flames. i hope you can hear me _ to get close to the flames. i hope you can hear me but _ to get close to the flames. i hope you can hear me but in _ to get close to the flames. i hope you can hear me but in terms - to get close to the flames. i hope - you can hear me but in terms of more details about that crash of the plane, is there anything you can add coming to you from the greek authorities there was a mark? the defence authorities there was a mark? tue: defence minister authorities there was a mark? tte: defence minister has declared three days of morning and said that these two pilots died as they were

protecting citizens and poverty as well as the environment of greece, because they were protecting the forest. they died as a village had been evacuated earlier, it was evacuated around midnight because the fire on the island of evia had become a problem, around 300 people evacuated. fire barges don't have the exact numbers, but they said it's around the hundreds not thousands. they said they are taking risks when they do this, they are human, but they are doing the best they can but unfortunately for the air force it ended in tragedy. t air force it ended in tragedy. i would bring in live pictures from a different part of the island, but you can see the flames would been up with the wind, in terms of what they are battling it's obvious, but for those caught in it, tories and local

people, tell us about the evacuation and people trying to get off the island. t and people trying to get off the island. . , . ., ,., and people trying to get off the island. . , . ., ., island. i was at the airport all that yesterday _ island. i was at the airport all that yesterday as _ island. i was at the airport all that yesterday as tories - island. i was at the airport all that yesterday as tories were i island. i was at the airport all - that yesterday as tories were keen to leave, they went through traumatic experiences, having to run away from flames like this, especially in the middle of the night when you have the red glow and you are told the flames would approach soon, and even a few photos were burned out. it's a terrifying experience and you want to get back to your loved ones, that's the experience and feelings that we've heard. lots of locals have to come back to their villages and see the damage that was done. we were into villages that were evacuated yesterday, and one of them the villagers couldn't believe what happened. 0ne villagers couldn't believe what happened. one said there was a similarfire in the 1980s but happened. one said there was a similar fire in the 1980s but they haven't seen this for sometime it's devastating for them, and

unfortunately as you can seat behind me, it does not seem like those sorts of events and experiences are overfor sorts of events and experiences are over for the people of rhodes, but it is important to stress that as officials say it's in the southern part of the island and localised and wide affections are saying is a difficult time, there are hard times ahead, it's not affecting the whole of greece. �* . ~.,, ., of greece. azadeh moshiri there on roads, of greece. azadeh moshiri there on roads. thank— of greece. azadeh moshiri there on roads, thank you _ of greece. azadeh moshiri there on roads, thank you for _ of greece. azadeh moshiri there on roads, thank you for that _ of greece. azadeh moshiri there on roads, thank you for that update. l roads, thank you for that update. let me show you pictures from algeria, people killed by wildfires there, including ten soldiers employed to bring the flames under control. more than 1000 people evacuated from their homes and forecasters are warning of more extreme heats. here is northeastern italy which attend by strong winds

and torrential wins, trees have been blown down and damages to cars and warnings in areas like milan and monza of further thunderstorms to come. a sudden heavy storm has gone because of flash living in berlin, there is disruption to train services. asjust a little there is disruption to train services. as just a little flavour of some of the pictures and detailed around the european continent and elsewhere. let's get analysis from our climate editorjustin rolex. there was a report out saying the keyways were virtually impossible what the elements of climate change. tell us about that report. the re ort tell us about that report. the report comes _ tell us about that report. the report comes from _ tell us about that report. tte: report comes from the world whether attribution group, a group of scientists around the world who try to discern the fingerprint of climate change in weather events. they use computers to model how

likely a weather event will be in preindustrial climate, the claimant before we pumped billions of c02 in the atmosphere and how it would be no, and the compare those things and get the probability of how it would happen. they found the southern european heat wave and heat wave in the southwest of the us would have been virtually impossible without climate change. there was a major heat wave in asia, with the all—time record chinese temperature recorded a 52.2 degrees, which was made 50 times more likely by climate change. they are interesting studies and they could make an estimate of how much hotter temperatures were because of climate change. in europe 2.5 celsius, it does not sound like much but it is, 2 degrees in the us and 1 degrees in china. what they're saying, weather and climate are two

different things, claimant is the long term whether you experience over years, weather is what happens on an individual they over a short period, and what these studies allow us to do is to bridge the difference and give an idea of the role of climate change is plain right now in making the kind of weather we experience more or less likely. yes. experience more or less likely. yes, no [on . er experience more or less likely. yes, no longerjust _ experience more or less likely. yes, no longerjust predictions. i was interested in their analysis in terms of seeing a rise in temperatures hit in the 2% celsius mark, not1.5 temperatures hit in the 2% celsius mark, not 1.5 degrees which is not the target, i will see these things more. , ., , more. these were virtually impossible _ more. these were virtually impossible in _ more. these were virtually impossible in preindustrial| more. these were virtually - impossible in preindustrialtimes more. these were virtually - impossible in preindustrial times it would not become a regular event, effectively normal weather, and if you look we had the vivid report from rhodes, look at the consequences of the high

temperatures. if you have a long enduring heat wave it dries the vegetation out and makes for the intensifiers we are seeing in rhodes and elsewhere around the world and like those in algeria as well. it makes those more likely, so it's a frightening indication of how the global climate is changing. tit frightening indication of how the global climate is changing. in terms ofthe global climate is changing. in terms of the challenge, _ global climate is changing. in terms of the challenge, another _ global climate is changing. in terms l of the challenge, another assessment from those experts is that all societies are unprepared for all of this. ., , ., , this. two things, we are unprepared in terms of— this. two things, we are unprepared in terms of adapting _ this. two things, we are unprepared in terms of adapting to _ this. two things, we are unprepared in terms of adapting to it, _ this. two things, we are unprepared in terms of adapting to it, there - in terms of adapting to it, there are ways you can make wildfires less likely, cut big fire breaks through forest, something which is uncomfortable for those who care about the environment, because it means degrading a rich ecosystem, and other things like adapting our societies, recognising that climate change is happening and will continue to happen unless we get on top of that challenge of driving or

use of fossil fuels and take that emissions down. that's what needs to be done over to slow climate change happen. i do said, 2 degrees is not the target, it's not the target but if you add up the agreements that have been made, what the governments are the the world are doing, it estimates we aren't an attractive 2.7 degrees, so even more extreme climate change than was explored by that attribution study done by the global team. that attribution study done by the global team-— that attribution study done by the global team. that attribution study done by the alobalteam. ., ,, i. ., ., ,, , global team. thank you for taking us throu~h the global team. thank you for taking us through the report _ global team. thank you for taking us through the report justin _ global team. thank you for taking us through the report justin rowlatt, i through the reportjustin rowlatt, thank you for being here on the programme. while global attention has been focused on the war in ukraine, yemen's long running conflict is grinding on, and children remain in the firing line. the un says 11,300 children have been killed or maimed during years of war in the arab

world's poorest country. 0ur senior international correspondent, 0rla guerin, reports from the city of tieiz in southwest yemen, which is virtually surrounded by houthi forces. yemen's young know nothing but war. eight years on, the guns are quieter, but a generation bears the scars. and if there's one place that shows they're suffering, it's al—rasheed street, a frontline neighbourhood in the city of taiz. it's home to badr al—harbi, who's seven. he and his brother hashim were hit by houthi shelling last october, coming home from school. since the attack, the boys' world has shrunk. they no longer go to classes. their physical wounds may have healed, but their trauma remains, like the danger.

conflict echoes around them. do you hear a lot of sounds from the war? "bullets, explosions, air strikes, shells," he says. hashim, is it very scary when you hear the explosions and the gunfire? "i feel scared and run. there's a lot of explosions." badr wants to be a doctor when he's older. he wants to help people. first, the brothers need to return to school. "i want to go back," he tells me, "but my leg has been cut off. "how can i go out of the house?"

and right next door, another little life upended. amir was maimed on the same day last october in a second round of shelling. it killed his cousin and his uncle in their own home. amir�*s father, sharif al—amri, shares his pain. he says his sleeping son, who's just three, needs another operation and has deep wounds of memory. translation: he remembers every moment - from - the shelling to the hospital. he says this happened to my uncle, this happened to my cousin. he talks about the smoke and the blood. it's always on his mind. back on the street, sharif tries to distract amir.

"don't be scared, my love, you're a man." but he's just a child who has seen too much. he asks amir what he wants in the future. "buy me a gun," he says. "i will put a bullet in my gun and fire at those who took my leg. "it will go right to them." most of the children maimed and killed in taiz over the years have been victims of the houthis. but some died in air strikes by the saudi—led coalition. if peace comes — and many yemenis have their doubts — the young will carry this war for ever. 0rla guerin, bbc news, taiz.

around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. lets take a look at some other stories making news across the uk. a 41—year—old man and five—year—old boy have been found dead in a house in leicester. leicestershire police say they're investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths. mobile operator virgin media 02 is to cut up to 2000 jobs by the end of the year. the company is following vodaphone and bt in significantly reducing its workforce. and if you provide a ssc find.

the number of people living in temporary accomodation in england, has reached a record high. official figures show almost 105,000 households were affected, at the end of march. that includes more than a 130,000 children. you're live with bbc news. the governor of florida, ron desantis, who's running for the 2024 republican presidential nomination, has been involved in a car accident. a spokesman said neither mr desantis nor his team had been injured. mr desantis was travelling to a campaign event in tennessee. he's seen as the main rival of the former president donald trump in the republican contest. live now to washington, we can speak to sean dilley. what details are here in about the accident? ~ ., ., , ., , accident? more details then released b the accident? more details then released by the camping _ accident? more details then released by the camping smokers _ accident? more details then released by the camping smokers and -

accident? more details then released by the camping smokers and for - accident? more details then released by the camping smokers and for ron| by the camping smokers and for ron desantis. spoke earlier to the police department who was confirmed that at 8:15am, eastern time, local time, they were called to an accident involving for government because. a female member of ron desantis staff received minor injuries, they stress minor. secondly, we understand of florida department of law enforcement who provided the security detail had agents with minor injuries, so there's a bit of detail still to come with some obviously some new ones because the camping team said neither ron desantis or his team were injured but obviously we are here and there were minor injuries. as far as the chattanooga police department are not aware anyone has received hospital treatment. so detail still coming out but we will keep you up—to—date. tt’s detail still coming out but we will keep you up-to-date._ detail still coming out but we will keep you up-to-date. it's been a bad week for the — keep you up-to-date. it's been a bad week for the governor _ keep you up-to-date. it's been a bad week for the governor because - keep you up-to-date. it's been a bad week for the governor because he - keep you up-to-date. it's been a bad | week for the governor because he has had to reboot his camping this week. he is struggling to move the needle,

isn't he? tit he is struggling to move the needle, isn't he? ., he is struggling to move the needle, isn't he? . . ., isn't he? in a certain extent, he seemed by _ isn't he? in a certain extent, he seemed by others _ isn't he? in a certain extent, he seemed by others as _ isn't he? in a certain extent, he seemed by others as transit - isn't he? in a certain extent, he seemed by others as transit out isn't he? in a certain extent, he - seemed by others as transit out from donald trump. he is trailing donald trump who is facing legal woes in various parts of the country, donald trump is still eating and the front runner, ron desantis has had been in your donors call the amount on some of his views recently. he has moved further to the right, conscious that he is fishing in the same pond as donald trump for voters who need to decide who will run as campaigner for president. he has moved further to the right and to an extent moderated some of it donald trump's policies. it would be interesting to watch and depending on what comes out of this where we have fledgling details, he won't welcome the press that has come as a result.—

details, he won't welcome the press that has come as a result. thank you sean dilley in — that has come as a result. thank you sean dilley in washington. _ kylian mbappe it is the subject of a world record bid from a saudi club. he could earn an eye watering £651; million a year. he could earn 50 million pounds per month. that introduction took me 32 seconds, thatis introduction took me 32 seconds, that is 600 plus pounds. that's talk to our senior editor at french football news. thanks for being on the programme. it's absolutely crazy

money, so what are you hearing from psg and the player?— psg and the player? thank you for havin: me psg and the player? thank you for having me on. _ psg and the player? thank you for having me on, this _ psg and the player? thank you for having me on, this is _ psg and the player? thank you for having me on, this is a _ psg and the player? thank you for having me on, this is a deal- psg and the player? thank you for having me on, this is a deal that i having me on, this is a deal that interests psg because they want to cash in and out rather than lose them on but it's not necessary a deal that would interest the player. it's important in the to a player who was as talented as him, or for him it's seen as a sabbatical, almost, when you look at euro 2024 and the olympics coming at the end of the season, i think he's time that he can't really be prepared to step away from that european game and competitiveness of that champions beat and compete in the saudi leak and expect to be at this level for those huge competitions at the end of the season. understandably, psg we want the deal to happen but maybe not the player. i will come back to that at the

moment, as you were speaking we were close in other pictures of players who have gone to saudi arabia in recent weeks, is not his money no object now for saudi arabia? certainly not the amount of money they are willing to throw at kylian mbappe a which is glorified and very lucrative, you're talking about1 billion euros for a one year stint in the saudi arabia template, i think their proven throughout this transfer window, think their proven throughout this transferwindow, or think their proven throughout this transfer window, or the european markets have been heavily disturbed if you want to put it that way, so money is no object and players are naturally interested in that and clubs as well are interested in pocketing that, which is why leucine exhibition and experience players make the trip to saudi arabia. qt make the trip to saudi arabia. of course, we have seen saudi arabia money buying clubs in europe as well, so there's that element. in terms of the league they are trying

to establish, are you able to make a judgment of how serious that is going to be in terms of the various club levels they have? tt’s going to be in terms of the various club levels they have?— club levels they have? it's hard to sa rior club levels they have? it's hard to say prior to _ club levels they have? it's hard to say prior to the — club levels they have? it's hard to say prior to the start _ club levels they have? it's hard to say prior to the start of— club levels they have? it's hard to say prior to the start of the - club levels they have? it's hard to| say prior to the start of the season exactly how it would look. i think the saudi top—flight are conscious not for it to be a flash in the pan, people will remember the chinese is super league from a few years back which got big players, players who were kind of in their prime, which was a flash and a plan. saudi top—flight is try to ensure its not a case for them, they have these players from the top plate and cristiano ronaldo think so, he says he has no interest in coming back and he thinks the saudi division will be competitive and if you were to come back to europe on it the premier league has the stature to tim tim moore its arrival at this saudi top—flight. it's getting more players by the day, lots of

liverpool plant finds are aware of the interest in fabinho and anderson but many have made the move this summer and would be tempted to make the move. it is highlighting is not just a retirement home for these players but you had cristiano ronaldo making the move and others following, and is not these out of contract stars, there going after big players in their prime, playing at big clubs in europe and other sleep kylian mbappe it is one of them. �* .,, ., sleep kylian mbappe it is one of them. �* ., ., , ., them. almost no one bigger than him. if he them. almost no one bigger than him. if he doesn't — them. almost no one bigger than him. if he doesn't go _ them. almost no one bigger than him. if he doesn't go to _ them. almost no one bigger than him. if he doesn't go to saudi _ them. almost no one bigger than him. if he doesn't go to saudi arabia, - if he doesn't go to saudi arabia, what happens to him question mark does he sit tight there at psg? does he go to real madrid, which is been much talked about, manchester united perhaps? qt much talked about, manchester united --erhas? .., , much talked about, manchester united --erhas? , ., much talked about, manchester united --erhas? , . ., perhaps? of course real madrid would suit the player — perhaps? of course real madrid would suit the player but _ perhaps? of course real madrid would suit the player but it _ perhaps? of course real madrid would suit the player but it seems _ perhaps? of course real madrid would suit the player but it seems as - perhaps? of course real madrid would suit the player but it seems as real. suit the player but it seems as real madrid aren't necessarily willing to currently make the move this summer,

knowing they would get him on a free which means more money for kylian mbappe, signing on bonuses, which would not be as lucrative if we madrid had to pay a transfer fee the summer. if there's a chance of them going with a little walk to bail out psg and gets in the player they do want and have wanted for many years, but reports in france suggest manchester united and chelsea will not pursue a deal. it seems to be a case of who with a pink first in the psg kylian mbappe the standoff because psg stands is that no one is bigger than the club and if that continues than kylian mbappe it will be left with two options, the essence of the offers tabled or not play for the season.— essence of the offers tabled or not play for the season. thank you, we are out of time _ play for the season. thank you, we are out of time but _ play for the season. thank you, we are out of time but thank— play for the season. thank you, we are out of time but thank you - play for the season. thank you, we are out of time but thank you for l are out of time but thank you for your time. you are watching bbc news. hello. it's been a day of clouds and showers and relatively

cool, certainly compared to the mediterranean. where yesterday in some spots, we had extreme temperatures. this was the highest — 48.2 degrees celsius in sardinia. hottest day of the year so far in europe. but those extreme temperatures are coming to an end, at least for now, as this jet stream dives southwards across the mediterranean by wednesday and it pushes the heat back into the sahara and the temperatures will take a tumble. in fact, in palermo on monday, where it was 47 degrees celsius, we'll look at that on wednesday. we're closer to the climatic norm of around 30 degrees or so. now, the forecast for us, though, that same jet stream is going to bring changeable weather over the coming days. in fact, tomorrow we are expecting a bright start and then rain later on. through the night, ahead of the weather front, there are some clear skies around, but also early in the morning, there could be some showers across parts of northern england. the early morning temperatures will range from around seven degrees in aberdeen to 11—12 in some of the bigger city centres.

so that low pressure pushed by that jet stream that i showed you earlier on, and remember, it takes a dive into europe, but here the jet stream is actually pointing right at us. it's pushing the weather front towards us. clouds are thickening in the morning across ireland. the outbreaks of rain are moving in. and i think by around lunchtime, the thicker cloud and possibly the outbreaks of rain will be nudging in to some of these western parts of the uk, whereas further east it should be dry and bright and actually a decent day in norwich, in newcastle and also in aberdeen. but later on in the evening, so this is wednesday evening now, and into the early hours of thursday, that weather front will cross all parts and there will be rain. so most of us will catch some rain over the next 24—36 hours. here's thursday's weather forecast, then. once that weather front moves across into the north sea, it leaves a legacy of thicker cloud. it's also going to be quite humid air. temperatures will be around 20 degrees in glasgow and about 22 or three in the south and there'll be sunny spells and also a few showers.

so on to the outlook into the weekend. very little change overall, that is, broadly speaking, changeable with frequent showers. bye bye.

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made headlines this half hours. two pilots had been fighting wildfires in two pilots helping to fight wildfires in greece are killed in a crash on the island of evia. more evacuations, they're fighting the flames nonstop on dozens of fronts. 0ne the flames nonstop on dozens of fronts. one in five people will be living with the major health condition by 2040, according to a leading think tank. more on all of those stories bulleted to the sports round up the sport of the day. take it away. there was a famous victory over the philippines for new zealand and the second round of matches in group a, the women's world cup and in wellington in the tournament, new zealand has a shot victory over norway in the opening game and the

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