in the last two minutes there's been a flare—up just down here. of course the strong wind is not only making things tougher for the people fighting the fires but more dangerous. so if we don't stop burning fossil fuels very, very soon then these kinds of heat waves will become more frequent. welcome back, tragedy tonight in greece. two airforce pilots killed battling wildfires on the island of evia. we will bring you the latest on the evacuations from rhodes and crete. also tonight nat west apologises to the british politician nigel farage for revealing private information about his account. and the glossary on corporate gobledeegook. how familiar are you with

the language employed within your workplace? we begin with the wildfires in greece. reports tonight that two air force pilots who were helping to fight the fires died when their plane crashed on the island of evia. greece's government says emergency teams are battling fires on multiple fronts. they continue to reek havoc on the greek islands — and on parts of the mainland. greece's largest island, crete, was the latest to be put on high alert. on rhodes, more evacuation flights have taken off and at least ten % of the land has been burnt. from there, our correspondent jenny hill reports. unrelenting, unforgiving — the fires are raging on. firefighters battling to contain them. notjust here on rhodes, but on the islands of evia and corfu, too. it's desperate, dangerous work.

this afternoon on evia, a terrible reminder of the risks taken. a firefighting aircraft dumps its water, appears to clip a tree and loses control. we've chosen not to show the moment of impact. so many are putting themselves in harm's way, like volunteer firefighter panagiotis, who takes us to see what this fire can do. his team's camping nearby, still on high alert. their village is just down the road. translation: you can | understand our anguish. we were running to put out the fire. we were desperate to save the forest, but we were also desperate to save our houses and ourfamilies. when we came to the top of a nearby hill, the scale of the challenge became obvious. up here, you really get a sense of how difficult the task is for firefighters.

when we first arrived here, most of the smoke was coming from over there. but in the last few minutes, there's been a flare up just down here. and of course, the strong wind is not only making things tougher for the people fighting the fires, but much more dangerous. this isn't the image this tourist island wants to project. earlier, the greek prime minister acknowledged that difficult days lie ahead. which is why even here, a birthday is worth celebrating, though the candles unlit. you don't light candles? no, we don't light the fire. "we only put out the fires," he jokes. "we don't start them." jenny hill, bbc news, rhodes. on monday greece's prime minister, kyriakos mitsotakis, told parliament...

comparing the wildfires that are raging in greece to a "war. dr. theodore giannaros is a fire meteorologist at the national observatory of athens, a little earlier he gave us this update. well fire weather conditions remain still very dangerous to support the spread of wildfires. as far as i know the situation looks better compared to the previous days. however, we still expect another day tomorrow to be very difficult because we will have very hot conditions, very hot weather, dry conditions and possibly have some westerly, south—westerly winds that could help the fires. if ignited that will spread. we want to remain focused tomorrow and wait for weather to improve the days after. can you talk specifically about the islands crete and rhodes? we understand is particularly

dire in those places. holiday—makers in the country who want to know what the situation is and what the advice is. i can talk only about the conditions that relate to the likelihood mitigating wildfires with them as i told you we expected of the difficult today because we have this combination of hot, dry and windy weather both and crete and throughout the island. we expect some improvement of fire weather conditions as the temperature will drop by about nine to 10 c. so it will be less easier for the fire to ignite and spread fast like the ones we've had in the past few days. you'll of read the report which were going to discuss shortly that was published today by a group of international scientists which say this event would be virtually impossible without human induced climate change. does it feel to you year

on year that the situation is getting much worse? yes, yeah, ifully agree. this is what the community has been warning us since the past few decades. what may be surprising because what we're experiencing consequences of man—made climate change a bit earlier and with more intensity then we may have been expecting to experience. this is surprising but we have been expecting them, that's for sure. if you are in war as the prime minister suggest this is how do you better prepare for battle, what sort of decisions does the country have to make when this fire firing season is over? i think it was two years ago that an organisation stressed the importance for the governments to really invest in early warning systems.

it is the early warning systems that improve response and the systems can be used to protect lives, properties and also the environment. this is what we have to do in the middle of this climate crisis as well as continuing to investigate climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. the first two weeks ofjuly were probably earth's hottest on human record. and scientists said today that these long extreme periods of heat we're witnessing in southern europe and the united states would be "virtually impossible" without the influence of human—caused climate change. they will become ever more common. in fact if the composition of the earths atmosphere were to remain at today's levels, which it won t. the united states can expect prolonged heat waves like the one it is sweltering under now, at least once every 15 years. in southern europe a one in ten chance. in china where last week they broke the national temperature record, 126 degree fahrenheit,

that's 52 degree celsisus, there's a one in five chance of a recurrence. here's dr friederike otto from the grantham institute for climate change. we have seen and known for years that heatwaves are getting hotter and more intense, and longer, because of human induced climate change. so if we don't stop burning fossil fuels very, very soon, then these kind of heatwaves will become even more frequent. so we're likely to see a heatwave like this every other year, in a 2—degree world. if it is a war or at least an ever increasing battle and we will need to adapt. in some parts of the world that process has already begun. in the western united states the colorado river is the lifeblood for about a0 million people stretching 1a00 about a0 million people stretching ia00 miles from the rocky mountains in the north to the sonoran desert in the north to the sonoran desert in mexico. the enormous extraction of water mainly for farming coupled

with the climate crisis has increased evaporation. snowpacks, rivers reduce an artist brought the us was to a crisis point. recently they renegotiated the extraction rates, revising agreements that was signed back in the i9a0s. live now to sharon megdal, director, university of arizona water resources research center. does the experience of whether cute as this lead to changes in thinking? was it easier to get a deal on sharing water because the heat last year had concentrated minds? thank ou first year had concentrated minds? thank you first for — year had concentrated minds? thank you first for having _ year had concentrated minds? thank you first for having me _ year had concentrated minds? thank you first for having me on. _ year had concentrated minds? thank you first for having me on. there - you first for having me on. there are so many factors at play and things are changing all the time that it's hard to attribute to one whether event in any particular happenings with him in the united states and the colorado river river

basin was with last year, last spring the river flows were so low the water and storage was so low that alarm bells were sounded more like we'll mildly than ever. there was an indication from our federal government that water deliveries must be cut. it was a very difficult process of negotiation. but in the middle of the process of negotiation we had a very good winter. so what emerged was some voluntary cutbacks that will get us through the next few years while we go into even harder negotiations as to what to do in the longer term about the lower colorado river flows without we got a little reprieve because we had a very good winter of snow. and the runoff is quite good right now. what runoff is quite good right now. what is interesting _ runoff is quite good right now. what is interesting about _ runoff is quite good right now. what is interesting about this example, and they were 13% cuts, and rewrite? 13% cuts in what the main states are taking from water, arizona, nevada

and california. that's a significant amount of water. does that force policy change in terms of how water is utilised? whether it is for drinking water, portable water, agriculture, does it force policy change of the kind we're going to see in other parts of the world? i think it does force and lead to policy changes. exactly what they will be, maybe it may vary by each state, it may vary by united states versus mexico. but the colorado river is shared ——. inaudible. over 70% of the water is used by agriculture for that we have a very complex system of water rights and allocations. and so today these cats that you mentioned are a combination

of mandatory cuts that the states agreed to with the federal government of mexico with the us and then some voluntary cuts where people are getting compensated for leaving water in the river and not taking as much. the real question of really structural changes to the allocations from what they were established 100 years ago and since then remains to be seen. a lot of work to be done. i think what is encouraging about it and what the model may be for other regions is that we have mechanisms in place, we have a very inclusive process now of consultation. there is an established and respectful relationship between the us and mexico, tribal nations are getting more involved. what's so important to working through these issues are having mechanisms in place, for consultation, for deliberation because we don't want to end up in

the courts because that takes time, that takes money and that doesn't give you water. it's really imperative that people figure out what to do to address the situation and adapt. but what to do to address the situation and adat. �* ,, ., , and adapt. but you have seen the modellin: and adapt. but you have seen the modelling today that _ and adapt. but you have seen the modelling today that suggests . and adapt. but you have seen the modelling today that suggests he j modelling today that suggests he weighs like this will become much more common, maybe every ten or 15 years in the united states for that we will see heat domes of the kind that people are sweltering under at the moment. you've already said the negotiations heading into the future are going to get that much more difficult. what would 2 degrees, which is where we're headed me for the colorado river and the sharing of water rights into the future? 2 degrees, the heating that already occurred, the increase in temperature that's already occurred has led to changes of precipitation patterns, changes in runoff, earlier melting of runoff, evaporation, so more heating will lead to further

changes in precipitation patterns, more demand as temperatures rise. and changing flows. we can't act like we have a river producing maybe 50% more runoff annually then is actually being produced. it's a new reality that we must adapt to. it isn't going to be easy, it isn't going to be overnight. i think even currently some people are saying well, this isjust cyclical. there are still some people who don't necessarily believe that these are permanent ratification manifestations and the like. but we have to deal with the lower flows and people are looking at different methods of irrigation. we're looking at trying to produce more food with less water for a growing at trying to produce more food with less waterfor a growing population. this is truly a global challenge. just a final one before i let you 90, just a final one before i let you go, there is a debate globally about

who shares the cost of this. of course the united states is a big party to that. what about internally within the united states? these three states we just talked about are pretty much the bed two breadbasket, particular california for the rest of the united states. if water is a diminishing resource what do the states in the west say to the rest of the country about who picks up the tab for this?— picks up the tab for this? that's a treat picks up the tab for this? that's a great question. _ picks up the tab for this? that's a great question. we _ picks up the tab for this? that's a great question. we have - picks up the tab for this? that's a great question. we have a - picks up the tab for this? that's a great question. we have a very i great question. we have a very established system of water rights. you can'tjust take water away established system of water rights. you can't just take water away from those who hold the rights to use water. a lot of what's being discussed is how to do the rings through voluntary arrangements, through voluntary arrangements, through incentivising in the question who pays is very important. right now we did have some major federal investment going into incentives and efficiency programs. we have the state of arizona where i

live, it has instituted a new programme of incentivising agricultural efficiency. we're all going to see some burden of this. but exactly who pays is going to depend on what we do. for example, if food production is cut prices at the supermarket will go up. and that means everybody pays. these are real burdens and how the burdens will be spread and established is not yet clear. but we have a lot to figure out and a lot to work on. the good news is that we have a lot of people really working on it, understanding that we have to address this problem because this is too big a problem for us to fail with. and we have to take action. exactly what those actions will be i think we will see over time. actions will be i think we will see over time-— actions will be i think we will see over time. . ,. . , ., over time. fascinating insight into the future- _ over time. fascinating insight into the future. thank _ over time. fascinating insight into the future. thank you _ over time. fascinating insight into the future. thank you very - over time. fascinating insight into the future. thank you very much l over time. fascinating insight into i

the future. thank you very much for coming on the program. a debate that will have nation by nation and even within every state—by—state. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some of the other stories making headlines today... the number of people living in temporary accommodation in england is at its highest level since records began 25 years ago. at the end of march, nearly 105 thousand families were classed as homeless and needing local authority help. that number includes more than 130 thousand children. the government says it has given £2—billion over three years to help councils tackle the issue. the boss of natwest has admitted a "serious error ofjudgment" in discussing nigel farage's relationship with the bank. a man is found guilty. found guilty. of sexually assaulting and murdering his 16—year—old sister. amber gibson's body was found in woodland in hamilton in south lanarkshire in november 2021. the judge told connor gibson that he faces a "lengthy sentence" for what he called the "depraved" attack.

gibson will be sentenced in september. thejust stop oil protests have cost the metropolian police more than £7.7 million since april. the met said policing 515 protests carried out by the group amounted to the equivalent of 23,500 officer shifts. as well as marching in main roads, activists have disrupted events including wimbledon and london pride. you are watching bbc news. a brussels court has convicted six men of murder and attempted murder on tuesday for their part in the 2016 islamist bombings in the belgian capital that killed 32 people and injured more than 300. the attacks were the deadliest in belgium since the second world war. paul kirby, the europe editor of the bbc news website, gave us more details about the verdicts. they came in after many, many days of deliberations. and frankly, everybody was waiting all day for them. what in the end, we heard was there were two people, ten people on trial and six people, as you say, six men have been convicted of terrorist murder

and attempted murder and terrorist association, belonging to a terrorist group. now, chief among these six are salah abdeslam and mohamed abrini. salah abdeslam was the only survivor of the paris attacks in november, just four months before the brussels bombings. he fled to brussels immediately after the paris attacks. so he's been found guilty of that. he actually denied any involvement at all in the brussels bombings because he was arrested just a few days earlier. but he's been found guilty, as has mohamed abrini. he actually confessed to this attack because he was eventually caught. he was known as the man in the hat because he was involved in the brussels bombing of the airport. now, there were two bombings, first of all, at the airport, and then an hour later at maelbeek metro station, very, very close to all the eu institutions in brussels. but abrini had fled the airport because apparently his

bomb didn't go off. he was eventually arrested along with other suspects two or three weeks later. they are two of the six people who've been convicted. they'll be sentenced later. the boss of natwest, which owns coutts, has admitted a "serious error ofjudgment" in discussing nigel farage's relationship with the bank. dame alison rose said she was "wrong" to respond to questions from the bbc�*s simonjack about his private account. and wrong to suggest that decision was made in relation to his wealth and financial situation. the ex—ukip leader had secured information from coutts that revealed it was his political views that were taken into account. yesterday the bbc and its business editor simonjack apologised to mr farage. natwest said it still had full confidence in dame alison at the helm. the government has said in a democracy a persons politicals

views should never be a reason to cancel someone's account. nice to see you, at all. in the football world _ nice to see you, at all. in the football world if _ nice to see you, at all. in the football world if you - nice to see you, at all. in the football world if you get - nice to see you, at all. in the football world if you get the l football world if you get the full confidence of the board you're usually out by christmas. what do you think dame allison's future is that natwest? i you think dame allison's future is that natwest?— you think dame allison's future is that natwest? i think if she needs to issue a statement _ that natwest? i think if she needs to issue a statement that - that natwest? i think if she needs to issue a statement that this - that natwest? i think if she needs to issue a statement that this to i to issue a statement that this to the results coming out on friday, very sensitive results for the making it very clear that her state has been hanging in the balance today for the best statement of confidence works, they have to be required for them it means it was a lot of question whether or not she was going to stay in herjob. i do think it's fair to say that there are still question marks potentially hanging over that and it's going to be a bumpy time for the bank in the lead up to friday. it's also clear from the statement and the letter issued to the bbc, remember we've got different accounts of how this all came about and in terms of the

reporting of the story, not only just a situation of nigel faraj relationship with coots, the wealthy banking arm of the natwest group. and to look at here for that i think it's going to be hard to reconcile all the different accounts we been offered in the coming days. certainly we will be picking over it and that's a challenging backdrop for the bank but it hasn't results coming out first thing friday morning. i don't think it begins and ends with the statement of confidence we've seen today. for sure. it confidence we've seen today. for sure- it seems — confidence we've seen today. for sure. it seems to me there were two professions when you don't discuss peoples personal affairs that is in medicine, your doctor and your banker. it's particularly true of the private banking world. that is why people go to banks like macro to enrol at checkout in account because they want a certain amount of privacy. —— coutts. her maintaining her position at the bank can't be good for coutts either, can a? the

financial good for coutts either, can a? iie: financial concept good for coutts either, can a? tie: financial concept of good for coutts either, can a? ti2 financial concept of privacy of uk banks in general a very clear that the requirements of confidentiality and privacy that apply to anyone that uses their bank are just that, they are for all customers and clients of the bank. yes, there are certain aspects, you will see private banks emphasise their discretion and their advertising materials. the fundamental principles that privacy should apply to banking actually covers the whole sector it's notjust on the basis of wealth. in the same way that there might be restrictions on whether you meet the threshold for a wealthy bank like coutts. that doesn't apply. you could be a very ordinary person with a very humble amount of money in your bank account but your relationship with your bank and how you spend and use your money with them is meant to be of the utmost privacy. the fca, the watchdog that covers financial regulation is very clear on that.— clear on that. simon jack has

apologised- _ clear on that. simon jack has apologised. of— clear on that. simon jack has apologised. of course - clear on that. simon jack has apologised. of course he - clear on that. simon jack has| apologised. of course he was clear on that. simon jack has - apologised. of course he was fed the information which was wrong. so ultimately she shares the blame. did she do it on wittingly? or was she trying to put him off the scent? did she have real knowledge of why the account was closed, do we know that and is there any investigation into that? ., , and is there any investigation into that? . , . _ and is there any investigation into that? . , . ,, ., that? that is incredibly tricky to establish. both _ that? that is incredibly tricky to establish. both these _ that? that is incredibly tricky to i establish. both these statements made by the bbc in the letter of apology to nigel faraj that is obviously more extensive than simon jack's tweets. any statement issued by alison rhodes this afternoon for a bit of diffs agreement in terms of what may have happened. dame allison's statement is tightly worded and it makes a note that she did not reveal any personal information about nigel faraj. she said it was in response to a general

question about eligibility criteria that she explained the threshold that she explained the threshold that coutts requires. that doesn't quite line up with the story that the bbc ran that subsequently from her and checked with her, where it says that nigel faraj fell below the threshold. the suggestion is either that simonjack in

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 2a—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.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. eight men are convicted of murder and attempted murderfor their part in the 2016 brussels terror attacks.

here in the uk — the prime minister has been told it would be politically suicidal to lurch away from the green pledges the conservative government has made while in office. there are as concerns that both major parties here will dilute their plans to combat the climate crisis with evidence mounting that costly green solutions are unpopular at the ballot box. we have seen it in spain this week, we have seen it in france with the yellow vest protest, and we saw it last week in the uxbridge by election. the tories narrowly won the seat, byjust a95 votes, on a campaign againstthe london mayor plan

to extend the ultra low emission zone.