and acropolis the city of the day and only times it said the nomads living in this region were forbidden on pain of death to build houses for the living. when they came to the sacred precinct to be near the all seeing their wrecked sheltered in pain. the weathered sandstone massif rises up from the plane like a natural fortress it's characterized by bizarre islands of rock the inaccessible peaks tower up to a height of three thousand meters those who lived here was safe from all enemies the nabatean is called this mountain range with its many ravines i shot up the rock and do shut out he who lives in the rock was the name of the mighty is gone there was only one entrance to the divine territory the seek the gorge of trial nearly a hundred meters high the sheer walls seem to close in on the intruder and he one venturing alone through this to. hundred metre long rock tunnel is filled with bethany's and amazement being born. orb . already. had the unknown bedouin on the rock not warned that the journey through the gorge would be long and arduous. over thousands of years torrents and the win

it's on a side street but offers a breath taking view of the acropolis. after what is it what i like most of all about the nightlife of athens is this mix of the ancient and the modern it's not just the view that makes this place special it's that feeling of knowing that the ancient fenians also sat here and drank their wine and talked to each other just as we do this in this one about i want to go what are they going to. the greek capital is a vibrant historical city still making history every day. and we stay on the topic of ancient greece as our next report features a trojan horse but this one wasn't built to conquer the city of troy and the ten years siege it's a completely modern construction that serves a very different purpose in fact it's just one of a whole range of wacky rooms on offer at the belgian hotel they know we want to long to explore what makes it so special. and that's impressive it looks really huge from the outside while. at the hotel. in the belgian town the south of the edge guests can stay in this huge wooden horse . understand it

above the acropolis, as countries across the globe bake in soaring summer temperatures.eteorologists, meanwhile, are warning that most places sweltering in the heat will see no significant rainfall for the next two weeks. andrew plant, bbc news. sweden is threatening to prosecute anyone lighting a barbecue in the open. norway has had its hottest may on record and the uk is seeing its driest summer for more than half a century, with some areas recording zero rainfall for several weeks. emergency services in greece say they're working around the clock to fight the fires. sweden is threatening to prosecute anyone lighting a barbecue in the open. meteorologists, meanwhile, are warning most places altering in the heat will see no significant rainfall for the next two weeks. andrew plant, bbc news. north korea has begun dismantling a rocket—engine testing facility seen as instrumental in the development of the country's ballistic missile programme. satellite images of the sohae station in the north west of the country seen by the monitoring group 38 north suggest kimjong—un ma

season, hundreds of firefighters battling to control the blaze here, the smoke visible above the acropolis, as countries across the globe bake in soaring summer temperatures. sweden is battling some of its worst forest fires for decades, with almost no rainfall since mid may, an area twice the size of paris has really been destroyed. nowhere has had its hottest day on record, and the uk is seeing its driest summer for more than half a century, with some areas recording zero rainfall for several some areas recording zero rainfall forseveralweeks. emergency services in greece they are working around the clock to fight the fires. sweden is threatening to prosecute anybody lighting a barbecue in the open. meteorologists, meanwhile, a warning that most places will bring in the heat will see no significant rainfall for the next two weeks. andrew plant, bbc news. north korea has begun dismantling a rocket testing facility seen as instrumental in its nuclear programme. the sohae station, monitored by 38 north, appears to be being dismantled. earlier i spoke with our correspondent, laura bicker, wh

season, hundreds of firefighters battling to control the blaze here, the smoke visible above the acropolisntries across the globe bacons soaring summer temperatures. japan recorded its highest temperature on record, 41.1dc highest temperature on record, alidc on monday, the heat linked to 40 alidc on monday, the heat linked to a0 deaths, and ai.idc on monday, the heat linked to a0 deaths, and experts warn it will continue, with the potentialfor even higher temperatures towards the end of this week. it's the sort of summer many end of this week. it's the sort of summer many hoped for but the extended higher temperatures and the lack of rain are having serious side—effects. sweden is battling some of its worst forest fires the decades, with almost no rainfall since mid—may, an area twice the size of paris already destroyed. norway has had its hottest mail record and the uk is seeing its driest summer for more than half a century, with some areas recording is zero rainfall for several weeks. emergency services in greece say they are working around the clock to fight the fires. sweden is threa

the smoke visible above the acropolis as countries across the globe bake with soaring summer temperatures is battling some of its worst forest fires the decades, with almost no rainfall since mid—may, an area twice the size of paris already destroyed. experts warn it will continue, with the potentialfor even higher temperatures towards the end of this week. andrew plant, bbc news. 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 point three degrees celcius. the met office says the first half of this summer is the driest since 1961. and the hot weather is also causing problems forfarmers. later we'll be live in lancashire to find out how they're coping. let us know as well, it was a hot night last night. it was 18.5 at 4am. i read hate it yesterday. have you got a fan? no. if you put a ball of ice in front of the fan it blows the cold. -- bowl o

butte is america's acropolis. >> anthony: in its hay day, butte produced tens of billions of dollarsl america. that helped power the country. defended it against germany and japan. without this hill, no copper wire, no electricity. at the turn of the century, marcus daly's amalgamated company consumed the others and became "anaconda copper." by the twenties "the company", as it was referred to, was one of the largest corporations in america, generating staggering wealth by today's or any days standards. >> anthony: people came from all over the world to make their fortunes here or simply for steady work; a better life. cornish, welsh, a lot of eastern europeans -- >> aaron: croatians, serbs. very ethnically diverse. >> anthony: by montana standards? or by any standards? aaron: i would say by any standards. it's kind of a micro version of new york city. >> anthony: meaderville was an italian neighborhood and developed a tradition of supper clubs. lydia's was opened in 1946 by lydia micheletti in the fourmile, the valley below butte. so what is a supper club? i've heard about this trad

been high temperatures in recent days, there was a haze that was beginning to develop around the acropolis. some pictures showed that. here in mati, about 30, matters from athens, it caught people by surprise. that is why you saw i’ows people by surprise. that is why you saw rows of people trying to escape in theircars saw rows of people trying to escape in their cars which were scorched as they were trying to escape. it is why you saw people desperately brushing into the sea. some of them made it and others drowned. it is a horrific scene and tonight you can taste the charred air. it is almost like the oxygen has been burnt out of the sky. it really feels almost like the end of the world here. mark, it is rare to see these wildfires coming to towns like this. what are authorities saying or speculating about how this started? basically don't know at the moment. greece is no stranger to wildfires. there would only ones in 2007 which killed dozens. these are the worst wildfires since then. the fear is that it could have been arsonist who we re that it could have been arsonist who were trying

the smoke visible above the acropolis, as countries across the globe bake in soaring summer temperaturese than 60 people are reported to have died in a record—breaking heatwave now into its third week. on monday, the country recorded its highest ever temperature. sweden is battling some of its worst forest fires for decades. with almost no rainfall since mid—may, an area twice the size of paris has already been destroyed. experts warn it will continue, with the potential for even higher temperatures towards the end of this week. let us get the latest with a correspondent at the new europe newspaper in athens. with us now is kostis geropoulos. bring us up—to—date with the situation on the ground. it has been a difficult morning after a difficult night. there are still six fires burning, one in south of athens, and there is a helicopter coming from cyprus, there are 60 firefighters, they are going to be here with a plane and spain has pledged to send two firefighting planes. also, there are pockets of fire and it is creating its own microclimate which is a concern because now the wind has