hello, this is bbc news with ben brown.dlines: emergencies have been declared in northern california, as wildfires continue their rampage through the state, killing five people, destroying hundreds of homes and causing 40,000 people to flee.

i'm ben brown in amesbury. two people from one of the flats by me are still critically ill fighting for their lives in hospital after being exposed to norwich, the same russian nerve agent used on sergei skripal and his daughter yulia four months ago in salisbury. the nature ofa months ago in salisbury. the nature of a nerve agent such as nobbyjock is it is an absolute tiny needle in a very large haystack that we have defined. the government's emergency cobra committee is meeting, to discuss the latest of elements in vulture. health officials are warning if necessary they should ta ke warning if necessary they should take precautions. take the simple precautions of washing the clothes you were precautions of washing the clothes you we re wearing precautions of washing the clothes you were wearing at the time, but of course we should all remember not to pick up any items that we don't know what they are. i'm annita mcveigh — the other news stories this morning — downing street releases a new plan to deal with cu

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown, the headlines at 11. wildfires rage in northern california, killing five people, destroying hundreds of buildings and causing thousands to flee their homes we were not told we were in danger. this was like you see in the movies with tornadoes. one minute, it's fine. the next minute, everybody‘s screaming. trolls who go online to intimidate election candidates and campaigners could be barred from public office under new government proposals. a powerful earthquake on an indonesian tourist island kills at least 13 people, injures hundreds and damages thousands of homes. qatar has denied claims it ran a secret campaign to sabotage other countries‘ bids for the 2022 world cup. also this hour, on the brink of victory for cycling's greatest prize. geraint thomas will ride into paris later today, all but assured of being crowned tour de france champion. more on that and the rest of the sport shortly. and at 11.30 we'll hear what correspondents in london make of the week's news in dateline. five people have died a

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines at ten: a rescue operation is under way in thailand — to save 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave — for more than two weeks. a day of rest for england's footballers after making their first world cup semifinal in nearly 30 years. the celebrations continue at home as millions of people tuned in to watch the three lions beaten sweden 2—0 in samara. it's coming home. football is coming home. more problems for the prime minister after borisjohnson strongly criticises her new plans for a brexit deal with the eu. and later we'll hear the story of sophie raworth's grandfather who was one of the first pilots in the newly—formed raf, in a special programme ahead of the air force's centenary. an operation has begun to rescue the 12 boys and their football coach from the flooded cave in northern thailand — where they've been trapped for the last for the last fortnight. the head of the rescue mission said it could take up to four days to bring them all to the

i'm ben brown. the headlines.ngland team have arrived back at their base in repino after booking their place in the world cup semifinal. millions of people celebrated at home following england's 2—0 victory over sweden in samara. a rescue operation has begun in thailand to save 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a cave for more than two weeks. the foreign secretary borisjohnson strongly criticises the prime minister's new plans for a brexit deal with the eu during the cabinet meeting at chequers. before the papers, the sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's john acres. good morning. i can't stop smiling! england are into the world cup semifinals for the first time in 28 years after beating sweden 2—0 yesterday. the team have arrived back at their base in repino which is where we find our sports news correspondant david ornstein this morning. david, it was a little more straightforward than we might have expected? i think it was, i think the columbia test was a real sort of test o

time for the film review with ben brown —— who would have thought vladimir putin would play that?nd welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week? interesting week. we have mary shelley. basically a film about the creation of frankenstein. the first purge which is the prequel to the long—running series, i know you are a huge fan. and swimming with men. rob brydon takes the plunge. so, mary shelley, tell us about that. my son was doing it for english a—level recently. so, basically it is a story about mary shelley's life, and about the creation of frankenstein, which is, as everyone knows, one of the greatest works of literature of all time. it is always very difficult, if you're making a film about the creation of a brilliant work of art, that the inevitable thing will be that it is not as good as the brilliant work of art. let's start by that. it is directed by haifaa al—mansour, and elle fanning is the young writer who admires her mother ver much, lives with her father. -- very much. her

ben brown is at the scene in amesbury for us now.y and it is thought they somehow got contaminated by novichok, the same that was used in the attack on the skripals in march. that was friday night. on saturday here, they fell ill, they were both taken to hospital on saturday. doctors and nurses could not work out what was wrong with them and thought maybe they had ta ken wrong with them and thought maybe they had taken a drugs overdose. it took a few days for the authorities took a few days for the authorities to work out they had in fact been exposed to novichok, these deadly russian military grade nerve agent —— this. the home secretary has said it is time for the russian state to explain exactly what has gone on in wiltshire and he also said it is unacceptable for people in this country to become either the deliberate or accidental targets and it is unacceptable for our streets and our parks and towns to become dumping grounds for poison. duncan kennedy has the first report. the police tapes are up again in wiltshire after confirm

hello, this is bbc news with ben brown.ergencies have been declared in northern california, as wildfires continue their rampage through the state, killing five people, destroying hundreds of homes and causing 40,000 people to flee. 0nline trolls who intimidate election candidates or campaigners with could be barred from public office. the government's considering the move after a parliamentary report found social media abuse was rife in last year's general election. a powerful earthquake has killed at least fourteen people on the central indonesian island of lombok and officials say over a hundred people have been injured. qatar denies accusations of running a secret campaign to undermine rival countries during the bidding process which led to it being awarded the world cup in 2022. now on bbc news, it's the travel show. hello, and welcome to the travel show. coming up this week: rajan follows in the footsteps of lawrence of arabia injordan. we swap water for wine and get a soaking at a festival in spain. and our global gur

ben brown.was seen in public was here, at amesbury baptist church on saturday afternoon. these are pictures from the event he was attending. it was a family fun day. and it appears that some people also there realised something wasn't quite right. the bbc has spoken to the church's reverand. here's his account. he looked a bit out of sorts, you could sense there was something not right. 0ne could sense there was something not right. one would assume it was possibly alcohol. we don't know for sure. we engaged with them and invited them to eat. they wandered around for about 20 minutes, and then disappeared. this has become an unfortunately familiar scene in wiltshire. these are some of the key pictures that have come into the newsroom today. a heavy police presence at charlie rowley‘s home. these are images of the cordoned off areas in amesbury. we'll now likely to see a similar type of clean up operation to the one we saw after the salibsury attack. locals are being reassured that the risk of fu

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown, the headlines at 11.ng hundreds of buildings and causing thousands to flee their homes we were not told we were in danger. this was like you see in the movies with tornadoes. one minute, it's fine. the next minute, everybody‘s screaming. trolls who go online to intimidate election candidates and campaigners could be barred from public office under new government proposals. a powerful earthquake on an indonesian tourist island kills at least 13 people, injures hundreds and damages thousands of homes. qatar has denied claims it ran a secret campaign to sabotage other countries' bids for the 2022 world cup. also this hour, on the brink of victory for cycling's greatest prize.

here's ben brown.escue those cornered by the fires. japan's weather agency has declared a heatwave sweeping the country is now a natural disaster, with at least 65 deaths recorded in the past week. officials warn that unprecedented levels of heat were being seen in some areas. more than 22,000 people have been admitted to hospital with heat stroke. the japan meteorological agency warned that temperatures of 35 degrees celsius or higher would continue until early august. meanwhile, people here are being warned to stay out of the midday sun today as most of the uk swelters in heatwave conditions. a level—three heat alert is in place for much of east and south—east england, which saw the hottest day of the year yesterday in suffolk, where the temperature reached 33.3 degrees celsius. the met office says the first half of this summer is the driest since 1961. the ministry of defence is to sell raf scampton in lincolnshire, the base from where the dambuster raid was launched in the second world war. the lin

i'm ben brown. the headlines at 11am.er way in thailand to save 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave for more than two weeks. translation: there is no other day thatis translation: there is no other day that is as right as today. if we don't start the extraction on the day be most benefit from, we may lose this window of opportunity. a day of rest for england's footballers after making their first world cup semi—final in nearly 30 years. more than 19.5 million people tuned in to watch the three lions beat sweden 2—0 in samara. further problems for the prime minister after borisjohnson strongly criticised her new plans for a brexit deal with the eu.

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown, the headlines at midday.ldings, and causing thousands to flee their homes. we weren't told we were in danger. this was like you see in the movies with tornadoes. one minute it's fine, the next minute everybody‘s screaming. trolls who go online to intimidate election candidates and campaigners could be barred from public office under new government proposals. a powerful earthquake on an indonesian tourist island kills at least 14 people, injures over a hundred, and damages thousands of homes. qatar has denied claims it ran a secret campaign to sabotage other countries' bids for the 2022 world cup. also this hour, a change to the rules on blue badge parking permits.

hello, this is bbc news with ben brown.eadlines: emergencies have been declared in northern california, as wildfires continue their rampage through the state, killing five people, destroying hundreds of homes and causing 40,000 people to flee. 0nline trolls who intimidate election candidates or campaigners could be barred from public office. the government's considering the move after a parliamentary report found social media abuse was rife in last year's general election. a powerful earthquake has killed at least 1a people on the central indonesian island of lombok, and officials say over a hundred people have been injured. qatar denies accusations of running a secret campaign to undermine rival countries during the bidding process which led to it being awarded the world cup in 2022. now on bbc news, time for click. this week, big green dome. deep blue sea. and that yellow jersey. the eight planets of our solar system, all unique and instantly recognisable. and don't they look amazing from our viewing podium here in outer

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown.ent is declared after two fires merge into one. it is a dangerous area at the moment. in terms of public safety, the advice would be to simply stay off anywhere around the moorland of winter hill. 30 conservative mps write a letter demanding theresa may gets tough with the eu over the brexit negotiations. the communities secretary, says he is "confident" that the cabinet will come to an agreement over the issues later this week. people who rent their homes could get more security under new government plans for a minimum three year tenancy new government plans for a minimum three year tenancy.

i'm ben brown. the headlines at nine o'clock. 100 firefighters tackle a huge moorland blaze near bolton. a major incident is declared after two fires merge into one. it isa it is a dangerous area at the moment. in terms of public safety, the advice would be to simply stay off anywhere around the moorland of winter hill. people who rent their homes could get more security under new government plans for a minimum three year tenancy. coming up — new protection for people buying trips from holiday booking websites come into force today. a new eu wide directive means websites such as expedia, ebookers and on the beach can be held financially responsible for any problems. it's thought ten million holidays will benefit. seven in ten council leaders in england believe income tax should be raised to fund the crisis in funding in adult social care. out with the old in with the new at the world cup — as two of the greatest players of their generation bow out, of their generation bow out. and we'll be taking a

i'm ben brown. the headlines at 11am. a rescue operation is under way in thailand to save 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave for more than two weeks. translation: there is no other day thatis translation: there is no other day that is as right as today. if we don't start the extraction on the day be most benefit from, we may lose this window of opportunity. a day of rest for england's footballers after making their first world cup semi—final in nearly 30 years. more than 19.5 million people tuned in to watch the three lions beat sweden 2—0 in samara. further problems for the prime minister after borisjohnson strongly criticised her new plans for a brexit deal with the eu. and the brexit meeting at chequers and president trump's upcoming uk visit. all analysed in dateline london in half an hour here on bbc news. good morning. an operation has begun to rescue the 12 boys and their football coach from the flooded cave in northern thailand where they've been trapped for the last for the last fortnight.

now back to ben brown in amesbury. were taking critically ill on saturday.n. condition. who is the mp for salisbury and south wiltshire. south wiltshire. thank you from being with us. being with us. salisbury very, very concerned and alarmed by what has happened. alarmed by what has happened. isolated site can get back to normal. normal. message to local people and people further afield. further afield. salisbury and he wants clarity as to what happened. what happened. decontamination issue at salisbury and yet it seems... and yet it seems... novichok residue in salisbury city centre. not any area that your decontaminated. decontaminated. my understanding is they were found elsewhere. they were found elsewhere. probably debris from the original incident. incident. contaminated by accessing those sites. we need to be clear about that. that. impossible to decontaminate the whole city? the whole city? impossible to know what you don't know. what you don't know. happened and what happened afterwards. afterwards. the investigation is urgently trying to establish.

i'm ben brown. the headlines at noon.ootball coach trapped in a flooded cave for more than two weeks. translation: there is no other day that is as right as today. if we don't start the extraction on the day we most benefit from, we may lose this window of opportunity. a day of rest for england's footballers after making their first world cup semi—final in nearly 30 years. more than 19.5 million people tuned in to watch the three lions beat sweden 2—0 in samara. more problems for the prime minister after borisjohnson strongly criticised her new plans for a brexit deal with the eu.

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines at nine. england players celebrate after making their first world cup semifinal in 28 years after a 2—0 win against sweden in samara. the celebrations continued at home as millions of people tuned in to watch the three lions make history. it's coming home. football is coming home. the authorities in thailand confirm a rescue operation is under way — to save 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a cave. more problems for the prime minister after borisjohnson strongly criticises her new plans for a brexit deal with the eu. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.35. this morning's reviewers are sian griffiths and james millar. hello, good morning. welcome to bbc news. england fans are waking up to the fact that their team are just one win away from the world cup final, after their comfortable victory yesterday against sweden. their opponents in the semifinal will be croatia who beat the hosts russia in a penalty shoot out. this was the england squad returning late last night t

my colleague ben brown has our top story and he's live in amesbury. couple on saturday fell illjust here behind me, and they i'm now critically ill in hospital in salisbury after being exposed to novichok, the nerve agent. speaking the in the commons this lunchtime the home secretary sajid javid said he understood the public‘s concerns. i recognise that some local wiltshire residents will be feeling very anxious. let me reassure you, the public safety is of paramount importance.

i'm ben brown. the headlines at noon. a rescue operation is under way in thailand to save 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave for more than two weeks. translation: there is no other day that is as right as today. if we don't start the extraction on the day we most benefit from, we may lose this window of opportunity. a day of rest for england's footballers after making their first world cup semi—final in nearly 30 years. more than 19.5 million people tuned in to watch the three lions beat sweden 2—0 in samara. more problems for the prime minister after borisjohnson strongly criticised her new plans for a brexit deal with the eu. the home secretary, sajid javid, visits salisbury, and says the city is open for buisness after the poisoning of a couple in amesbury. and the click team head to massachusetts to find out more about the latest robotics research. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon. divers have entered the cave in northern thailand at the start of a mission to bring the ol

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines at 10 o'clock. 100 firefighters tackle a huge moorland blaze near bolton. a major incident is declared after two fires merge into one. it is a dangerous area at the moment. in terms of public safety, the advice would be to simply stay off anywhere around the moorland of winter hill. 30 conservative mps write a letter demanding theresa may gets tough with the eu over the brexit negotiations. the communities secretary, says he is "confident" that the cabinet will come to an agreement over the issues later this week. people who rent their homes could get more security under new government plans for a minimum three year tenancy new government plans for a minimum three year tenancy. coming up — new protection for people buying trips from holiday booking websites come into force today. a new eu wide directive means websites such as expedia, ebookers and on the beach can be held financially responsible for any problems. it's thought ten million holiday—makers will benefit. seve

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown, the headlines at midday. wildfires rage in northern california — killing five people, destroying hundreds of buildings, and causing thousands to flee their homes. we weren't told we were in danger. this was like you see in the movies with tornadoes. one minute it's fine, the next minute everybody‘s screaming. trolls who go online to intimidate election candidates and campaigners could be barred from public office under new government proposals. a powerful earthquake on an indonesian tourist island kills at least 1a people, injures over a hundred, and damages thousands of homes. qatar has denied claims it ran a secret campaign to sabotage other countries‘ bids for the 2022 world cup. also this hour, a change to the rules on blue badge parking permits. from next year, they will be made available to people in england with non—physical disabilities like autism and mental health problems. and at 12:30, click goes to hollywood and visits a virtual—reality film studio. five people have died and tens of thousands of

i'm ben brown. the headlines at 10am... and causing thousands to flee their homes. we were not told we were in danger. this was like you see in the movies with tornadoes. one minute, it is fine. the next minute, everyone is screaming. a powerful earthquake on an indonesian tourist island kills at least ten people, injures dozens and damages hundreds of homes. trolls who go online to intimidate election candidates and campaigners could be barred from public office, under new government proposals. qatar has denied claims it ran a secret campaign to sabotage other countries' bids for the 2022 world cup also this hour, on the brink of victory for cycling's greatest prize.

hello, you're watching the bbc news channel with me, ben brown.ident of zimbabwe robert mugabe has given his first news conference since being deposed last year. mr mugabe said that he had planned to stand down at his party's congress in december anyway. he denied that he planned to hand the leadership to his wife, grace, and said since his forced removal from office, the people of zimbabwe had not been free. his intervention comes a day before the country goes to the polls to elect a new parliament and president. i've been speaking to the bbc‘s sophie ikenya, who was following mr mugabe's news conference in harare. we haven't heard from mr mugabe in many months, since he was pushed out from power, and this was quite an unprecedented press conference. he chose to do this on the eve of the elections, which are supposed to be taking place tomorrow. he was accompanied at the press conference by his wife, grace, and his daughter, leaning back in his seat, you know, his wife urging him to sit upright or speak up as he addressed the press conference. it

that go over to my colleague ben brown, who is in amesbury.n amesbury, and it was in flat lying behind the police cordoned that the couple were ta ken behind the police cordoned that the couple were taken ill back on saturday —— flat number nine. first it was thought they'd had a drugs overdose of some kind, then several days later it became clear they've actually been exposed to novichok, the russian military grade nerve agent that it believed was used to poison sergei skripal, the former russian spy, and his daughter in salisbury four months earlier. not surprisingly that revelation has caused shock and disbelief and alarm amongst the couple's neighbours here in amesbury, people asking lots of questions of the authorities. a short time ago in the commons, the home secretary savage at —— sajid javid had this to say. home secretary savage at —— sajid javid had this to say. i recognise that some local wiltshire residents will be feeling very anxious. let me reassure you. the public safety is of paramount importance. public health england's late

a little earlier my colleague ben brown spoke to the swedish ambassador to the uk, and asked him howand is always a big thing in now it is a quarterfinal in the world cup. so, people are very excited about it. i understand people are excited here as well so it will be a good thing. sweden have a great track record against england. i think you have only lost once in the last eight meetings.” saw that statistic. i think we see ourselves as still the underdog and that england is still the favourite in this and it suits best to have it that way. sweden is a team without great respect, not many superstars or household names. you had a ibrahimovic but here —— retired from international football. what do you think are strengths of the team because i've heard a lot of analysts say, in fact the coach has said the tea m say, in fact the coach has said the team is easy to analyse, but difficult to beat. i think it is the collective, the togetherness of the team and discipline the team has showing the key to the success. perhaps also the fact that they have been playing without real pressure, pe

time now tojoin ben brown and mark kermode for this week's film review.h this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so, mark, what do we have this week? interesting week. we have mary shelley. basically, a film about the creation of frankenstein. the first purge which is the prequel to the long—running series, i know you are a huge fan. and swimming with men. so, mary shelley — tell us about that. my son was doing the book for his a—level. so, basically, it is a story about mary shelley's life, about the creation of frankenstein, one of the greatest books of all time. it is always very difficult that the inevitable thing will be that it is not as good as the brilliant work of art. it is not without merit. it is directed by haifaa al—mansour, and elle fanning is the young writer. her mother has passed away, so she is haunted by her death. she falls in with shelley who is reckless and beautiful. there is almost a hint of twilight, the film, about their relationship. they forge a new relationship, of which her father completely disapproves, but as she disc

i'm ben brown in amesbury.is an absolute tiny needle in a very large haystack that we have defined. the government's emergency cobra committee is meeting, to discuss the latest of elements in vulture. health

let's cross live to amesbury and speak to our correspondent, ben brown, who's there for us. listening to the press conference earlier today from officials in salisbury. they did not sound incredibly convincing about why everybody should be reassured the situation is totally safe down there now. they were asked, can you be certain there is no more novichok lying around in salisbury? it is a very difficult thing to say they are sure there isn't. after the skripals we re sure there isn't. after the skripals were attacked, there was a huge decontamination operation in salisbury which took a lot of time and cost a lot of money, but it seems, and this is the most likely to be police are working on, when this couple went to salisbury last friday they somehow came into contact with a contaminated item. this may have been a syringe or a file that had been used to carry the novichok that was used in the attack on the skripals back in march and that, whoever attacked the skripals, the then dumped or discarded that syringe or container in salisbury. it may be named queen elizabeth garde

i‘m ben brown.urity under new government plans for a minimum three year tenancy. coming up — new protection for people buying trips from holiday booking websites come into force today. a new eu wide directive means websites such as expedia, ebookers and on the beach can be held financially responsible for any problems. it‘s thought ten million holidays will benefit.

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines at nine.s coming home. football is coming home. the authorities in thailand confirm a rescue operation is under way — to save 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a cave. more problems for the prime minister after borisjohnson strongly criticises her new plans for a brexit deal with the eu.

brown. this report from ben ando. his date, charlotte brown, for a late—night trip on the river thames on his speedboat. after reaching the houses of parliament, they turned back. moments later, the boat capsized after hitting something floating in the water. a police helicopter of the momentjack shepherd, who was clinging to the boat, was rescued. but charlotte brown, who like to be known as charlie, spent too long in the icy water, and died later in hospital. he had been warned previously that speeding on the river thames, and admitted not asking her to wear a lifejacket. we were not wearing life jackets. there were two between the seats and the front, but we won't in any way. i didn't even ask if she could swim or anything. tests revealed the boat had falters steering. jack shepherd, who was bailed, went on the run. yesterday he was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence. he was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligencelj he was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence. i would ask anyone wh

in a moment it‘s time for the one o‘clock news with ben brown but first it‘s time for a look at the weatherr down as many of us would like. tomorrow, very similar day. large areas without cloud. some patchy cloud here and there. it might hear bit warmer today across western parts of scotland. isolated showers possible in scotland. but the vast majority of us staying dry again. on sunday this weather front just clipping into north—west scotla nd just clipping into north—west scotland so more cloud around here and the chance of a rix of light rain. temperatures will come down a few degrees and a few more spots of cloud filtering in elsewhere. but it won‘t do much to change the temperature between saturday and sunday. it will be a cooler feeling day in the north and north—west of scotland. this is the range of temperatures on sunday. a bit of a change next week. we will start to see the heat leaking away particularly into south—east england but what would change will be the fa ct but what would change will be the fact there will be plenty of fine weather. a brexit showdown at chequers — the pr

in a moment it's time for the one news with ben brown.ting a feed of air to the south of the uk, particularly across parts of england and wales, where we're seeing the higher temperatures. not sunshine everywhere this afternoon. we have got cloud across much of scotland, northern ireland, parts of northern england, wales, into the midlands. some outbreaks of showers. north—west scotland brightening up. the lowest temperatures here, though, in the sunshine, across central and eastern in the south—eastern england. temperatures up to 30 if not above in some spots. into the night, we will continue with cloud into scotland, northern ireland, northern england, into wales, the south west. here you're going to see either a few showers or some outbreaks of rain at times. not all the time — some clear spells, too. variable cloud with clear spells towards central and eastern parts of england. maybe the odd patch of fog the further south you are. and our temperatures are not coming down too far after the heat of the day. increasingly difficult sleepi

in a moment it will be time to the news at one with ben brown. first the weather. rain. blue skies and sunshine in derbyshire earlier, if it is rain you are after, many will want some, the chance of showers across south—west england, ahead of some show was already in the channel. more cloud for parts of eastern scotland, more in the way of sunshine for northern ireland compared to yesterday. temperatures will be up a notch. you can see by the orange colours where the highest temperatures will be, perhaps nudging 30 celsius across parts of wales and south—west england. this evening still the chance of showers across south—west england, that cloud tending to break up but the mist and cloud might return to the coasts overnight, the most it is a dry night, not as warm and muggy as last night, temperatures between 12 and 17 celsius. all again tomorrow, this area of high pressure not going anywhere fast, the eastern coasts will be cooler with the wind and at times we could still find mist and low cloud pushing onshore, always somewhat cooler here but for most another dri

it's tuesday the 24th ofjuly — i'm ben brown. welcome to bbc newsroom live.eople have been killed and more than 100 injured in the worst wildfires to hit greece in more than a decade. the fires stared around the capital athen and spreak through the attica region — fanned by high winds. most of the victims died in the coastal area of mati, near the capital athens, after getting trapped in their homes, or as they tried to flee in their cars. emergency workers used boats and helicopters to evacuate beaches — after people ran into the sea to escape the flames. the greek authorities have asked for international assistance to cope with the fires as richard lister reports reports. nothing was left behind. for many of the victims, there was simply never escape. a local mayor said he saw at least 100 homes and 200 vehicles on fire. some lefties until the very last minute to leave hoping against hope that their homes would be spared. but, the overstretched fire crews, this was an almost impossible battle. many people simply fled to the sea. the coast guard rescued almo

the run after skipping bail before his trial, will be sentenced today for the death of charlotte brown. benber 2015 and jack shepherd ta kes december 2015 and jack shepherd takes his date charlotte brown for a late—night trip on the river thames in his speedboat. after reaching the houses of parliament, they turned out, but moments later the boat capsized after hitting southern floating in the water. a police filmed at the moment shepherd, who was clinging to the wreckage, was rescued. but charlotte, who liked to be known as charlie, spent too long in the icy water and died later in hospital. shepherd, who had been warned before that speeding on the thames, admitted to police that he hadn't asked her to wear a black jacket. there were two in between the two seats in the front, i didn't point them out and we weren't wearing them anyway and i didn't ask if she gives him or anything. tests reveal the boat had faulty shearing, shepherd, who had been bailed went on the run but yesterday was found guilty by manslaughter of gross net negligence. anyone knows where jack shepherd is, iwould negligen

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next is the bbc news that five with ben brown. —— at five. time for the weather. hello., just telling a bit misty and murky in places. temperature—wise tomorrow, 17—20 celsius for northern ireland and scotland, up to 26 or 27 for south—east england. the area of high pressure keeps building through the end of the week. the thursday, this front is complicating things and bringing more cloud, more humidity as well, quite misty and murky again for the hills of north—west england, and the north west side of scotland, some patchy rain at times, further south and east the drier conditions, notice how the colours are building again, those red and orange colours starting to develop across southern, central and eastern england, temperatures on thursday reaching 30 celsius. quite a contrast across northern ireland and scotland between 18 and 21 celsius. but as i mentioned at the beginning, the trend is something drier and warmerfor much of the country, extending its way northwards through much of friday and into saturday so some showers across the far north—west scotland so we shou

the run after skipping bail before his trial, will be sentenced today for the death of charlotte brown. benk shepherd takes his date, charlotte brown, for a late—night trip on the river thames in his speedboat. after reaching the houses of parliament, they turned back, but moments later the boat capsized after hitting something floating in the water. police filmed at the moment shepherd, who was clinging to the wreckage of upturned boat, was rescued. but charlotte, who liked to be known as "charlie", spent too long in the icy water and died later in hospital. shepherd, who had been warned before about speeding on the thames, admitted to police that he hadn't asked her to wear a blackjacket. —— life jacket. neither of us were wearing life jackets, although there were two in between the two seats in the front, but she wouldn't have known they were there because i didn't point them out and we weren't wearing them anyway and like, i didn't ask if she could swim or anything. tests reveal the boat had faulty steering, shepherd, who had been bailed, went on the run but yesterday was found guilty b

five is a motion approving, rejecting the treasurer nomination of ben rosenfield, reeta madhaven, kevin kone, eric sandler and aimee brown, terms ending june 17, 2022 to the treasury over sight committee. >> supervisor safai: great, and i think we have someone here from the treasurer's office to speak. >> thank you, supervisors. amanda confried from the office of the treasurer's. i'm pleased to announce the most recent appointments to the treasury over sight committee. this is an advisory body to the treasurer, primarily comprised of c.f.o.s from department are oztiare -- or agencies that invest in our commission. this is a body that's created by state law and is active in most counties around california. with your support, we recently updated the authorizing legislation for the committee to clarify the comsignificanpo we're approving several members at a time. they are appointed as part of their duties as controller or c.f.o. there are coming before you in the future three remaining seats, one representing the community college board and two public members. if you'd consider it, i'd like to ask that you consider -- that