so, in avantas, the bells toll a warning — residents must go while they still can. to devastate the country. it's canada's worst wildfire season on record. more than 37 million acres have burned, forcing mass evacuations. troops have been deployed to fight blazes in parts of the country that cover an area the size of greece. in the provence of british columbia, firefighters battling blazes in kelowna say their biggest challenge is the lack of visibility. and a new report out says climate change made the wildfires twice as likely, increasing the chance of extreme fire weather conditions in eastern canada. let's turn to russia now, where a building that was under construction in central moscow has been hit by a drone, according to the mayor. two more drones were reportedly struck down in the greater moscow region. russian officials are calling it another attempt by kyiv to carry out a terrorist attack. ukraine do not usually comment on who is behind attacks inside russia. a state—run russian news agency says general sergei surovikin has been sacked as head of the coun

so, in avantas, the bells toll a warning — residents must go while they still can.te the country. it's canada's worst wildfire season on record. more than 37 million acres have burned, forcing mass evacuations. troops have been deployed to fight blazes in parts of the country that cover an area the size of greece. in the provence of british columbia, firefighters battling blazes in kelowna say their biggest challenge is the lack of visibility. and a new report out says climate change made the wildfires twice as likely, increasing the chance of extreme fire weather conditions in eastern canada. 0ur correspondent wyre davies gave us the latest. the good news today is that some of that smoke you are talking about, that had really not only affected people's health here on the ground but it had prohibited the efforts of the authorities to spot the fires and deal with them, much of that smoke has been lifted today. and here, in this particular town at least, the danger caused by those fires has receded a bit. some people are being allowed back in, but there are still peop

so, in avantas, the bells toll a warning, residents must go while they still can. open in zimbabwe for closely watched presidential and legislative elections. many citizens are desperate for change after two decades of economic chaos but sceptical that the ruling zanu—pf party will allow a credible election. today's vote will see president mnangagwa, the candidate of the party, being challenged by nelson chamisa of the ccc, the citizens coalition for change, and nine other contenders. the zanu—pf party has been in power for almost as long as the 45—year—old opposition leader has been alive. over 6 million registered voters are also choosing mps the zanu—pf party has been in power for almost as long as the 45—year—old opposition leader has been alive. over 6 million registered voters are also choosing mps and local councillors. we'll be live in harare in the next hour. russia's defence ministry says it's foiled a drone attack on moscow by ukraine. it said air defences brought down two drones in the capital's region, a third device lost control and hit a building und

so, in avantas, the bells toll a warning — residents must go while they still can.ld tonight by a local coroner that the bodies of the 18 dead will have an autopsy is performed tomorrow. all 18 are male and he has said that two are young people, possibly children. the dna samples will be taken but the process of identification is expected to be complex and lengthy. bbc news has spoken to one syrian man who was afraid his cousin is among that group and has lost his life. he says he was a 27—year—old who travelled from here in turkey with a group of iranians and afghans and they were aiming to cross the border here and reach the greek region where the fires are taking place and he has been unable to contact his cousin for the past three days. tonight those fires are still raging, 240 firefighters are involved in the effort to try to contain them and there are concerned now about fires which had broken out here on the turkish side of the border. thank you. it's emerged that the british museum was warned more than two years ago that objects from its collection were bein

so, in avantas, the bells toll a warning — residents must go while they still can.inue to burn across canada in the country's worst wildfire season on record. no deaths have been reported but smoke blanketing the region has prompted air quality warnings. troops have been deployed to fight blazes in parts of the country that cover an area the size of greece. 50,000 people have been evacuated. our correspondent wyre davies is in kelowna and sent this update. thankfully, the sun has come out in the last few hours for the first time in several days. and that is critical because that means the local authorities can send up helicopters and planes to look at the ground and look at the seats of these many hundreds of fires, fires which blanketed the hill behind me for several days and for ever since then, we've had this thick blanket of smoke which has choked the environment. the winds have blown more fires. embers have blown across the lake and started fires on this side of the lake. 30,000 people have had to be evacuated and 27,000 people still are at risk of evacuation.

it's thought the charred remains found near the village of avantas are those of 18 migrants who crossedailable vehicles are being used to move those who can't move themselves. everyone in a hospital was shifted to a ferry in the port of alexandroupolis overnight. summerfires are common in greece, but unusually hot conditions and strong winds are making these annual events more deadly. robin brant, bbc news. a senior doctor who worked on the neonatal unit where lucy letby was a nurse has called for hospital managers to be made more accountable for the decisions they make at hospital trusts. dr stephen brearey first raised concerns about lucy letby in 2015. he said instead of acting on his warnings, he and his colleagues' lives were made very difficult. it's also emerged the nursing regulatorfor the uk is looking into claims against lucy letby�*s former boss alison kelly. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports. managers in charge of the countess of chester hospital at the time lucy letby was muddling and attempting to murder babies in her care have some tough questions to answer.

they were found in the evros region of north—east greece, outside the village of avantas.

they were found in the evros region of north—east greece, outside the village of avantas.n investigation is under way. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin

they were found in the evros region of north—east greece, outside the village of avantas.tial reports suggest the victims are migrants, and an investigation is under way. our senior international correspondent orla guerin is on the border between turkey and greece with more. the bodies were discovered in a forested area in the greek region of evros. a local coroner has said all 18 were male and two were younger, possibly minors. autopsies will be held in a few hours�* time, before that, dna samples will be taken to begin the process of identifying the dead. bbc news has spoken to one man, a syrian, who was worried that his cousin was among the group. he says the young man was 27, he had travelled to turkey with a group of other syrians, afghans and iraqis. their plan was to cross the border illegally from turkey, as many do, and to head to the region of evros where the wildfires are taking place. he lost contact with his cousin three days ago. he said poignantly that if this group had been in trouble, that even if the fires had been coming closer to them, they would not ha

so, in avantas, the bells toll a warning — residents must go while they still can.nada has experienced its worst wildfire season in history, forcing more than 30,000 people to flee their homes. in kelowna, british columbia, a team of 500 firefighters say the battle to take control of the blaze is far from over. south america correspondent wyre davies has more. the devastating wildfires of the last week, more than 1000 in total, have been some of the worst in canada's history. firefighting services stretched to the limit, huge swathes of land consumed by flames and thousands fleeing for their lives. there's a fire right behind our house now. among those evacuated in haste and chaos from the lakeside town of kelowna was local businessman todd ramsay. now safe with his family and pets in vancouver, he described how one of the region's biggest lakes was no barrier to the blaze. nobody thought that the fire would actuallyjump across the lake. but we're sitting there on our deck and we could hear what sounded like hail. and there were pine cones, pine needles, like big ch