>> record high temperatures reported across france. the atlantic coast has been seeing the worst of it in the firefighters there are battling to contain all fires -- wildfires. firefighters in spain are battling multiple blazes resulting in patella these and also consumed --ultiple fatalities and consumed tens of thsands of hectic acres of land. >> when the places hit by

missile fire come the donbass city. welcome back to the france 24 newsroom, thank you very much for joining us. we begin in france where record high temperatures have been registered today and more than 60 of them places up and down the country. most of the record highs reported along the atlantic coast where it has been above 40 degrees centigrade and several areas. the mercury hit 42.6 degrees, but the heatwave does appear to have peaked and thunderstorms are forecasted overnight inning are likely to plunge 20 degrees centigrade in some places. several forest fires are still raging in the region of the southwest with thousands of people focus -- forced to evacuate their homes. ranil wickremesinghe it is -- >> it is the middle of the night at the hotel and they are sounding the alarm.

the threats of deadly wildfires nearby is growing. making for a hasty evacuation for a hasty evacuation -- >>. . i want to spend a week or with my daughter. >> some of the evacuees will and appear at the center, this couple woken up at midnight by firefighters tying them to leave their home, and expense that is taking a psychological toll. >> it felt very strange to be woken up in the middle of the night like that. >> supplies are pouring into evacuation centers across the region as people try to hold onto life of the new temporary homes, others have opted to stay with loved ones who live far

away from flames. a couple here is hosting 12 friends who were forced to flee. >> it is a lot of people, i am sure if it was us who had to leave rude want to be taken like this. we have the space and it is temporary. >> more than 34,000 people have been evacuated, this while emergency teams worked tirelessly to calm the biggest wildfires to what -- to ravage the region in 30 years. >> meanwhile in the u.k. the temperature edged above 30 group -- 40 degrees celsius and -- for the first time ever, the mercury hit 40.3 degrees centigrade, beating the uk's previous all-time temperature record of 38.7 degrees in 2019. the high temperatures have brought travel chaos, railroad

lines being closed as a precaution, and other areas railroad -- runways have melted in the baking heat. >> it is all that making u.k. headlines this tuesday. after experiencing what of the hottest nights on record, brits woke up bracing for 40 degree heat, tempers never marketing in the country. the heatwave sent citydwellers fleeing en masse to coastal areas, inundated with thousands desperate to stay cool. an emergency alert is in place but there is no rest for the london workforce that's water through commute. >> i decide to come to work, i am hot, i think i'm just going to try stay indoors as much as i can in the office. >> people are not the only ones wrestling with the punishing heat scum of transport system is also struggling to cope. days of scorching temperatures have triggered major trained disruption, while melting

runways forced a brief suspending of flights on monday. they are asking commuters to only travel if necessary. >> i have the overhead train, it is not too bad, air conditioning not working, it works in the winter, i cannot believe it. it was slow getting home yesterday so i will leave a bit early today. >> the british transport minister warms -- warns a could take years before the countries infrastructure could fully upgrade to cope with higher temperatures, a process that will not have to be accelerated, now that more frequent and extreme heat waves on the way because of climate change. >> we have more now on the uncharted territory that the u.k. weather is currently in. >> is the first ever red alert heatwave warning. it is meant to last until late

tonight. of course it has come of record were broken not once, but twice today, the latest time with something like 43 -- 40.3 degrees, way above the 38.7 celsius we had in 2019. it is clear, expert scientists, whether scientists are saying it is not just that the heatwave is now coming to the u.k. this year, it is coming more and more intense.ly, morend more these temperature records are beaten by several degrees and it is throughout the country not just at one point. as you can see behind me, on the famous river, -- dames river, people are all in the advice of authority to cool down.

many people swimming and boating here. thethames river has been turned into a major resort. the u.k. is not prepared for something like this, for a heatwave in this term. a 14-year-old boy died rounding yesterday here. there is no doubt that it is causing major problems, whether it is for hospitals, like some in the 19 40's that do not have air conditioning. the patients have to be careful today. if this were the last more than several days it would become a major issue. it has already, it has only been two days, you can see the authorities and the response units already being stretched. >> reporting from london. the mercury has now dipped back towards more normal summer levels in spain and portugal, firefighters in those countries

are battling multiple blazes, 70,000 hectic acres of land have been burned for the latest heatwave, double the average of the past decade. friends toy for sarah morris is in madrid with the latest on the effort to control the blazes. >> the firefighters think they may have turned a corner, nevertheless there is still 20 fires burning across to spain, the most serious concentrated in the west end northwest central part of spain. you mentioned that figure that the prime minister gave before this latest heatwave and round of fires of 70,000 hectic acres, the regions affected say 60,000 hectic acres have been ravaged and half of that land lies in a region. that fire has already claimed two lives and the battle still

goes on. one man was given very very bad burns, had to be airlifted away, a man in his 50's now battling or his life in hospital. he was trying to help dig trenches to move the fire away. one of the things the firefighters are saying is that the next few hours of be absently critical. as in that case the wind can change and it becomes very very unpredictable. we will have to see how the night evolves and if the wind drops back. >> sarah morris, speaking to us a little earlier. a senior russian security official said today that any eventual peace in ukraine beyond moscow's terms. russian forces have today continued to strike targets across the country with missiles. at least four people injured in one such strike and cluster

missions injured at least two others. gulliver is in one of the last ukrainian controlled areas of the ddas, where a residential ea was struck day, he gave us this update. >> this resintial area was hit inhe middle the day tay. five rockets hit the area. local residents tell us this is a second time this aa s been targeted. they do not know why, except for a few hundred meters further down the road there is a house where soldiers were staying. reportedly they are among the casualties. soap are the numbers of casualties have only been concerned -- confirmed one person dead and one person critical condition in hospital and nine under -- others injured. the neighboring city was also hit in the city center, also a residential are there there is speculation they might have been a rocket that ukrainian forces,

ukrainian antiaircraft systems shutdown. one person was killed and at least one person injured. perhaps more, we spoke earlier to the soldiers, they said despite all of the rocket attacks and very dangerous and highly tense situation, they would nevertheless describe the situation as tense but stable. they said the arrival of sophisticated long-range missile systems, have made a big difference and allowing them to cut the russian logisti, meaning that they are using less short in medium-range artillery. what ukrainian soldiers told us is that the russian attempts to advance on the ground amount to not much more than reconnaissance missions, where they are sending cannon fodder towards ukrainian positions to reveal where those positions are. and thereby target them. that means the russians do not show any signs of taking more

territory in this region at least for the moment. >> reporting there, of the 11 original hopefuls flying -- vying to replace the conservative party leader, just three remain in the race. that comes from a another narrowing of the field. it does not mean he will necessarily emerge as the victor. >> i think it is -- >> it is a three horse race in the battle to secede boris johnson as the prime minister. one candidate was limited. >> 59 votes, the other 92, trusts 86. >> he has one each round of voting so far and is likely to go to the runoff. the election of the two

preferred candidates will be decided by a further vote wednesday, the voting process will switch from tory mps to tory party members. the race to join them in the runoff has tightened. >> i have -- >> hoping that the right wing of the party will swing behind her. the latest you go paul suggest he will lose the runoff vote in a large margin against her. polls suggest morgan would when she made it to the runoff with her getting 51%. >> the race has been divisive, splitting the ruling party, and further damaging the scandals administration.

one thing is for certain, britain on the fifth of september will either have its first british asian or third female prime minister. >> just before we go, a reminder of the top story about the hot weather we are experiencing. just to remind you, does not just humans struggling to get cool in the heat. farms across -- and in zoos across europe are working to keep animals cool. this is a scene from the belgian zoo, where the animals are getting frozen foods, icy treats and extra showers to keep them cool. offering them some relief from the scorching heat wave. i think the panda has been given some frozen vegetables to run john to call him down. -- cool him down. that brings you up-to-date, thank you for watching, do stay tuned.

♪ >> the stones it still rolling 60 years after legendary rock band took the stage take a tour of the exhibitions not to miss here in france this summer and a groundbreaking artist honored in new york and member it in paris

that is all coming up in today's show. after six decades on stage and in the re--- recording studios the rolling stones are not hanging up their hats, they are on the 60th tour, the age of the group, not their members, despite their front man contracting covid, they're back on track, andrew has more. >> the rolling stones kicked off their 60th anniversary tour in front of crowds of madrid. the group is pressing on with its european tour, proving they will not be fading away anytime soon. it all started back in 1961, and the platform of a tiny stage in england when mick jagger -- they talked about their love of blues music and the rolling stones was born. they started by playing covers of blues songs.

over the decades they would cement their status as stage icons, in 2000 six they performed that when the biggest concert in history, bringing together more than one a mill -- one million people at the rio jade -- rio de janeiro beach. >> that was the estimated number that was there throughout the beach and the streets. it is an incredible number for me. it is how many folks came up to watch the show from the water. >> they have not always had a charmed history. at the festival in 19 69 was marred by a wild confrontation between the hells angels and the crowd the left four people dead. in 1973 they released the hit banshee, the coming one of their most successful songs in their catalog. at the time is a flop and their

fans. >> the fans hated it, it was the same with the other one seeing as to disco. >> it was this kind of dirty guitar sound that inspired king richard to compose one the the best-known songs, now a rock ''' roll classic. >> i cannot get no satisfaction. >> almost as well-known as the music, is the iconic logo. >> jagger had thought of everything. once they had the logo of the lips and tongue they had something instantly ignitable at any souvenir stand on the planet. >> after more than 2000 concerts and a european tour this summer the legend lives on. >> summer in the city is also associated with a cultural slowdown as museums take a break

before a new season of events takes -- it starts in earnest in september, here in france there are plenty of exhibitions that extend well into the holidays. we have a roundup of the events in the weeks and months to come. >> dapple light peeping through the trees. nothing says summer time at the pastel tones of the impressionist tableaux. even if you are 500 miles away there still a chance to soak up escapemosphere of the southern here in the french capital. >> this is an immersive experience. it is not about learning with the brain or the intellect. it is about having a feeling for the art. the centering experience. >> from all on-campus to the arresting clarity of high definition imagery, on the --

where the annual outdoor photography festival shining light on views from the middle east inviting female photographers from afghanistan and around -- women who create stking ptraits that explore the public life in iran replacing the islamic veil with other accessories and flourishes. >> it is not interesting for me to be a photojournalist or take some images that everyone can see. need to express myself in this way. in my country art is the only way that you can express yourself. you are repressed for a lot of things in iran. >> if the so called female gaze is more prevalent in the 21st century, another exposition questions the patriarchal perspective of modern arts picasso. >> the french artist has

revisited his iconic portrait the weeping woman. a collage of iran phase, a feminist call to arms, and a look of genius at the post meet you in europe. >> it is a message to all of the women who are sometime objects. i want them to become actors. i am asking them to emancipate themselves. >> under the same roof a more tender look at picassos relationship with one woman in his life, his daughter depicted many times in his art. there is a unique iteration of center of a new show at the decorative arts museum in paris as the surrealist fashion objects display the experimental, elegant, downright shocking nature of her designs highlighting the artistic undertones from everything from evening landso gloves -- gowns to gloves.

>> for an opportunity to get up close and personal with artwork, pop air brings together inflatable objects that float, undulate, even make drawings on the path. >> there is a magical allergen -- element of chance you do not know what line it will sketch. it is really cool. >> if the temperature rises there is no pure of heatstroke here, they can take a dip in a very special sort of swimming pool. >> an artist now whose body of work is being celebrated in new york and an exhibition, world unbound. the artist who died in 2014 was best known for his deceptively naive drawings and the use of color. french art dealer is showing his

collection of the artists work in his gallery in paris. he is a decisive figure in bringing his vision to a global audience. we went to beat him to find out more -- meet him to find out more. >> if you lines almost childlike on a piece of cardboard designed to look like a postcard, an example of some of the unique works i the artist. -- by the artist. >> he had a table in front of his house. it was his encyclopedic desk and from there he observed the world. the clouds, chicken footprints. look at these chicken for prints imprinted on the ground. >> he was in credited with discovering the african artist, setting up an expedition in parallel with the museum of modern art in york. >> he was an anthropologist,

religious scholar, poet, he was a self-taught scholar interested in everything. >> when he met the artist, almost unexpectedly 1988 was traveling through africa in search of talent for a collector. the meeting left a deep impression on him. >> it was a kind of illumination. an old man came out he was expecting me. it was like a ray of light coming out and i felt at that very moment that something was going to happen. >> he deced to devote his life to his work following a divine vision. he wrote nearly 130 manuscripts before transforming his thoughts and observations drawings. >> he transferred the thousands of little pieces of knowledge he had acute related since the 1940s onto manuscript on

smaller cardboard boxes. >> his work was displayed all over the world until his death in 2014 at the age of 91. >> he was not searching for recognition, but the world drink in his knowledge. >> an extraordinary artist, his legacy lives on. >> next we are off a small -- off to a small island known for its vote -- volcanic activity and also explosion of creative. is given us the musician bjork, the breathtaking landscapes of game of thrones and some the most successful crime thrillers of recent years. we have been to the land of ice and fire to find out why iceland has have -- has an exceptionally distal portion it amountf -- disproportionate amountf artists. he took her to one the stunning spots where she set a limit -- a

literary crime scene. this is -- this is more from her whiteboa books are written, sold and published per person per year than at -- in iceland than any other place in the planet. >> we have a long tritionf storytelng. the language is not changed for a long time. maybe it is a just -- it is just a good past time in the long hard winter we have to stay inside. you read books and you write books. >> you can catch that show here on fence -- france way for interest rate for.com, we are wrapping up the -- france and france 24.com. we are wrapping up the show, -- even a virtual reality experience, is a snapshot of the diversity and energy of the forming arts scene. we will lead you a -- leave you

a taste of that right now. ♪

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