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in belgium the corks are popping in this time we're not talking about the famous belgian beer but about belgian bubbly the bulldozers are world champion bubbles and the former coal mining region of money produces a luxurious drink. the song of the wind turbine lish on day old is a bubbly that can't be called champagne but it puts them all to shame. but of all sort of more geared toward the false this is revenge for the last fall where the card or the french jury members called for several recounts that they just couldn't believe it but it's no joke the belgians one. climate change has led to the same conditions for great cultivation as in the french region of shop on the composition of the belgian soil is also the same. that all or not go to beautiful hillside location facing thout well it is the villages and the story that's written why poor stroke is particularly good for the shot in a grape allowing us a taste of the mineral state of the 3rd night of the. belgian sparkling wines don't have century old wine cellars and barrels modern steel and the latest technology are more common and

europe and record high temperatures france experiences all time highs for a 2nd straight day germany belgium the netherlands sweltering as well. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us now they say they were forced to flee their home country after suffering beatings by family members and the lawlor sisters from saudi arabia they're part of a growing number of saudi arabian woman when trying to escape the ultra conservative kingdom's repressive male guardianship system a reporter you'll yonge men to 2 women in istanbul turkey and heard how the system allows men to control virtually every aspect of a woman's life from birth to death. full that. has seen a. like this and changing hotels. that you are hiding from their families we can't say where they are because they are afraid of being found. 22 persisted 20 when her father took them to istanbul for a holiday they decided to run away to escape years of violence and repression they say for easing or. if they. say no i can't refuse. when you force me to where. when i was like 10 years. so i can't say no of course if i say they will beat m

it's the northeast province of belgium.apsed in front of our camera crew a short while ago and had to be helped by paramedics. they were dehydrated. these are pretty uncomfortable times. for the second time in four weeks, paris is waking up to temperatures which are more worthy of cairo and casablanca. the difference between this heatwave and the one of the end ofjune is that this time around, the tendency is focused not in the south but in northern france — here in paris. the authorities have placed paris region in a state of red alert, which means that the authorities can cancel sporting events and other kinds of gatherings, nurseries are closed, and the government is saying that in temperatures like these, it's not just the old and the fragile who are vulnerable. everyone is vulnerable and needs to moderate their behaviour. the good news is that it's not going to last. this time tomorrow, there'll will be rain and much cooler temperatures arriving from the west. but in the meantime, the advice is, stay in the shade, do w

cooling off how of a possible temperatures in the year's top 40 degrees celsius on thursday belgium is one of several european countries suffering under the summer's 2nd extreme heat wave all time national records were broken 2 days in a row these are the highest recorded temperatures for belgium in history since the beginning of the measurement in 1833 years. in paris it was hotter still the french weather service announced that the capital registered its highest temperature ever smashing the previous record of 40.4 degrees set 7 decades ago. and in the french countryside farmers are suffering as the high temperature brings drowns and fires. this heat wave results are conducive to forest fires and we are facing a dramatic situation we have $3600.00 hectares of forest service being consumed by fire since the beginning of the summer. many places in germany also taped the 40 degree mark on thursday on the sweltering streets of cologne water was handed down to cool down and many here were in no doubt what is behind the heat. of course it's climate change there's no doubt about that it's a

in belgium they've been taking extreme measures to cope with the heat.is a nursing home in dilbeek where care staff have been cooling down residents by spraying them with water. belgium is one of four countries to have declared a severe heat alert, urging people to avoid prolonged exposure to direct sunlight. gavin lee reports from kleine brogel. this is the village, one of the many villages in the past 24 hours that have broken the record setting temperature, and the town in the west of the country has beaten them so west of the country has beaten them so far but we expect the temperature to continue to rise as those levels peak. this is the epicentre around here, a northeast province of belgium and netherlands as well, we are seeing huge temperature rises of about 40 degrees as well, paris, which reached almost 42 celsius so farand which reached almost 42 celsius so far and this which reached almost 42 celsius so farand this heap, which reached almost 42 celsius so far and this heap, the second heat wave, the reality is very unbearable to cope with, th

temperatures soar, topping wednesday's highs in france, germany, belgium and the netherlands. the usjustice department reinstates the policy to use capital punishment and schedules the executions of five federal inmates on death row. i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. also in the programme: south korea says the north's test of a new type of short—range ballistic missile will not help to ease tension on the korean peninsula. and the wedding photographer who's definitely not developing traditionaol big—day pictures. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, midnight here in london and 1am across central europe which is in the grip of a record—breaking heatwave. the hottest temperatures ever were experienced in germany and the netherlands this week. while in paris on thursday it was more than 42 degrees celsius — that's 108 in farenheight, the highest ever temperature in the french capital. lucy williamson reports from paris. the city of light has become the city of heat. 42 degrees, just bearable if you are mostly

the 2 is belgium beginning has special resonance marking the 50th anniversary of national hero and he met his 1st tour de france win in 1969 max who's $52.00 to france victories top a lengthy list of titles is still revered by locals to feel it's awesome when any mets win his 1st tour de france i was 12 years old so it's great that we're doing the ground here in brussels it's nice. when things get rolling the condé power will add another exciting chapter to belgium cycling history books which mix helped to write. all right from the tour de france to the tennis courts and last years or this last year's men's finalist kevin anderson he was the big loser on day 5 this year at wimbledon he was knocked out in the 3rd round by bheja defending champion of a djokovic she had to fight hard to overcome hubert her catch in 4 sets the serbian is in the other half of the draw from rivals on the doll and roger federer and so looks to have a clear path to the final in the women's draw all former world number one carly navels the aki is out after a punishing loss to china's junction y. and 15 year ol

europe and record high temperatures france recording all time highs for a 2nd straight day and germany belgium and the netherlands sweltering as well also coming up. the story of 2 saudi sisters living in hiding in turkey they say they were forced to flee after suffering constant beatings by family members their plight is again focusing attention on the kingdom's male guardianship system. and a rise in far right violence here in germany attacks on politicians and migrants have spike politicians admit they need to act decisively to stop the but. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us well millions of people here in europe have been sweltering in this summer's 2nd extreme heat wave an across the continent records are being broken a wall of hot sahara air trapped over north western europe is the cause of these record highs let's take a closer look now germany is at 42.6 degrees. yes celsius the temperatures continuing to rise the netherlands 40.4 belgium 40.6 and if you look at france 3rd 42.6 degrees now that represents a shattering of the old record by more than 2 degrees and a moment w

he points to the belgium 1926 on the packaging of the chocolate he purchased. and advertising like the logo you see next to me. right now this man is seeking compensation for the chocolate and for his legal fees. >> pennsylvania is as good as belgium for us. >> yeah. i want to know, i think i would ocy more for belgium than pennsylvania chlate. >> you're not alone obviously. >> she's not singing hail to the redskins for longer than just about all ofs have been alive. >> that's right. today this 107-year-old skins super fan was recognize for her dedication to the team. this is carlitha na na west enjoying a birthday party in alexandria today. larry michaels, "the voice" of the washington redskins on ar, they are there to help her celebrate. es s west showed off her p and tackled a question about the secret to a long fe. >> try and live a life that's l beneficiad helpful to all as well as yourself. ♪ hail to the redskins, hail -- ♪ ♪ >> she's still got it. they organized a shin dig featuring even more singing, some dancing and, of course, the birthday cake you se

for the first time belgium hasissued as well.its national heat plan. on wednesday, the core of the heat will concentrate on france, the netherlands and belgium. by thursday, the southerly wind will sweep across europe pulling up saharan heat that when temperatures are expected to peak. he weighs that the knock—on of climate change. it is not a problem that is going to go away. as europe prepares for yet another few days of intense heat, scientists say weather like this will be increasingly common. let's return to our main story, of borisjohnson being elected leader of the conservative party and becoming the uk's next prime minister on wednesday. he's a well known public figure here in the uk, but what do americans make of him, and do they even know who he is? we asked people on the streets of washington to find out. ican open i can open it. i know who that is. he looks so much older. that's not trump. that's boris johnson. do you recognise him? absolutely not. i have seen the means. who are these people? he is a full, he is funny

when things get rolling the condé of power will add another exciting chapter to belgium cycling historybooks which mix helped to write. all right on to tennis now last year's men's finalist kevin anderson was the big loser on day 5 of wimbledon he was knocked out in the 3rd round by giteau peja defending champion novak djokovic she had to fight hard to overcome hubert her catch in 4 sets the serbian is in the other half of the draw from rivals rafael nadal and roger federer and so it looks to have a clear path to the final in the women's draw all former world number one carling opposed the aki is out after a punishing loss to china's jon and 15 year old since ation you see her right there corey guff of the united states continued her fairy tale run with a comeback win over alone ahead saw meanwhile allison van 8 funk and greet him in the 1st openly gay couple to play doubles at wimbledon they were knocked oh this time aren't as big a soccer now the women's soccer world cup it ends this weekend with holders the united states taking on the netherlands in the final it has been widely accla

grew up in belgium as well she speaks french speaks english obviously german as well so she is someone who was to say in favor for germany also for france we also heard from hungary's spokesperson that the visegrád countries also supported or formed alliance so in a way she was a candidate that sort of was a compromise for most parties at least who were discussing those names and it's important to stress that that comes after the names that were discussed and i'm going to michael mention 2 of those names did not get so much support in the 1st place from the different countries in the european council so it was enough on the line in a way became a name that a nice to most countries could occupy that very important position of commission president or has to do with her past as i said in europe but the fact that she was born in in belgium it also has to do with the fact that she is one of those ministers the german ministers probably one of the few german ministers that are well known in brussels and she is someone as. i said who has played a very important role not only in germany intern

these are new national temperature records in germany, the netherlands and belgium as well.y temperature ever, temperatures to 38.1 celsius in cambridge will could be further revisions to this but we think the second—highest temperature ever recorded here in the uk. i think we would have smashed that record were not for this cloud that tripped across eastern england and ijust stopped temperatures rising byjust several tenths of a degree. the focus now is from the hot weather to the thunderstorms already breaking out. those storms will continue to move northwards and eastwards overnight, reaching scotland as well. this forms will bring some localised flash flooding and lots and lots of lightning as well. it's going to be a very warm night for sleeping, temperatures, 11pm, 26 degrees in norwich. an uncomfortable night ahead. heading on into friday, some changes in the weather picture. bit more cloud than we have been use to, again some sunny spells but showers will develop. sunny across eastern areas. going to be another hot day across eastern england and northern scotland, wh

record high temperature as france experiences a 4th time highs for the 2nd straight day and germany belgium and the netherlands as bad also coming up. more antigovernment protests in hong kong this time protesters occupied the arrive before a ton comes as board calling for democracy in the chinese state street. living in fear that members of their own family might kill them over south nato maoris like my father you know where i am if. of course he will kill me. we have the story of 2 saudi arabian sisters who say they were forced to flee after being beaten by family members and being threatened with forced marriage. helen of a warm welcome to you i'm good to have your company. millions of people here in europe have been spared to bring in this summer a 2nd heatwave and across the continent records are being broken in the french capital paris the. mercury reached 42.6 degrees celsius shattering the old record by 2 degrees here's a look at how people are trying to beat the heat. paris's top landmark doesn't often much but at least has a chance to cool off in the truck or tero fountain a welco

s highest temperature on record germany france belgium and the netherlands have also experienced record breaking temperatures this week. well that is now appears to be moving towards greenland where the u.n. has warned it could cause record levels of ice melts greenland's ice sheet covers 80 percent of the island's territory and is the 2nd largest in the world but it's been losing ice as an excel orating pace since the turn of the century the ice loss

belgium have each recorded new all-time highs. >> temperatures in liege top records. all-time national records were broken two days in a row. >> these are the highest recorded temperatures for belgium. >> in paris, it was harder still. the french weather service announced the capital registered its highest temperature ever, smashing the previous record of 4040.4 degrees, set seven decads ago. in the french countryside, farmers are suffering as the high temperature brings drought and fires. >> this heatwave is also conducive to forest fires, and we are a dramatic situation. we have 3600 hectares of forest that have then consumed by fire since the beginning of the summer. >> many places in germany also tipped the 40-degree mark on thursday. on the sweltering streets of cologne, water was handed out to cool down, and many here were in no doubt what is behind the heat . >> of course it is climate change. there's no doubt about that. it goes without saying. the ice caps are melting. everybody knows that. >> i think there's really something going on with climate change. unl

s highest temperature ever germany france belgium and the netherlands also experienced record breaking heat this week those are the headlines inside stories next. as climate change to blame for the heat wave in europe temperatures have hit records and many countries their scientists say heat waves like this will be the new normal in the future so if that's right isn't enough being done to prevent them this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm richelle carey a heat wave has baked western europe this week with cities and france and the netherlands seeing record breaking temperatures and germany a new high forced the shutdown of a nuclear reactor after the water became too hot and the temperatures in the u.k. soaring past previous levels it's met office is warning heat waves like this could become normal and 2 decades well that's our guess but 1st this report from today. enjoying the heat in paris the water fountains by the eiffel tower a popular place for those trying to stay cool. as a red alert was issued for northern france in the capital reached an all time national

as faras records in germany, netherlands and belgium.urther revisions could be there, we think it's the second highest recorded in the ukjust think it's the second highest recorded in the uk just four tenths away from the all—time record. i think we would've smashed that record where if not for this cloud that drifted across eastern england and back to stop temperatures rising several attempts of a degree. the focus now is shifting from hot weather to the big thunderstorms, which are breaking out right now and across england and wales storms continue to move north and east, overnight reaching scotland as well. they could bring localise flash flooding and lots of lightning as well. it'll be a very warm night for sleeping, temperatures 11 o'clock, but 26 degrees and norwich, so uncomfortable night ahead. heading into friday we see a change in the picture, more cloud, signing spouse but sarah's develop and fund her across eastern areas in particular temperatures coming down in many areas but another pretty hot day, temperatures reach high 2

and a beer bottle bottleneck is leaving belgium breweries high and dry we'll give you the details. this is your business report from stephen beers in berlin thanks for watching we start the show with a mixed bag of apple earnings results the i phone maker saw its profits slide 13 percent to $10000000000.00 in the last quarter but it appears that the company's attempts to grow its services business are bearing fruit services revenue grew to a new record of close to $12000000000.00 the figures feat analysts expectations. and for more on this let's check in now with our financial correspondent in new york jose luis to haro was a nice as always to see you so what's the market reaction to these results everyone's been waiting on them. when this petition is our low easy to be demonstrate been done so why upload shirred so went up up up to 4 percent off to release and it's. awful keeps suffering from a muted i phone sales actually between april and june of this year i phone sales have fell nearly 12 percent compared with last year there are several factors said to take into account here o

high temperatures from the experiences of the war time highs for the 2nd straight day and germany belgium the netherlands spread to elsewhere. and a rise in far right violence in germany attacks some politicians and immigrants have spiked up canters admit they need to act to stop the violence. thank you very much. now the names and the law and the 2 sisters say that they were forced to flee their home country saudi arabia after suffering beatings by family members they are part of a growing number of saadi women trying to escape the ultraconservative kingdom's repressive male guardianship system our reporter with the 2 women in istanbul turkey and heard how the system allows men to control virtually every aspect of a woman's life. all that. i have seen so far as like this and changing hotels. that you are hiding from their families we can't say where they are because they are afraid of being found. 22 persisted 21 her father took them to istanbul for a holiday they decided to run away to escape years of filings and repression they say glories and. if they are so. pleased when they forced

record high temperatures as strong as experiences a 4 time highs for a 2nd straight day and germany belgium the netherlands as rat patrol and jill many moves to ban gay conversion therapy we meet a man who says the practice left him intensely isolated that's as the capital gears up for a huge gay pride parade this weekend. cullen of a will welcome to you i'm. we start in hong kong where hundreds of protesters have gathered at hong kong's international airport in the latest anti-government protest demonstrators seen in dressed in black chanted slogans and held a banner as to what they call educate tourists and visitors about the mass demonstrations in the city hong kong has been experiencing the protests for weeks ever since. the chief executive introduced a controversial extradition bill. for the very latest i'm joined by a chorus fun and much is belinda in hong kong look this what's the idea behind this latest test is a new strategy my book pro-democracy protest is. a strategy is a bit much i think this protest has been organized by unions of flight attendants and airport workers they are

see the path that is burning across europe today from germany to belgium to britain high temperature records were center and in some places for the 1st time red alerts were issued and of cicero warning that mother nature is hot. possibly lethal. berlin this is the day. one year it's the fastest time the conflict in mainland france since the age of 6 i grew up here but it's the 1st time that i think spirits that it be exceptional fact of the year is that temperatures have risen very high. we need to start big players and doing something about it listening to the experts we receive. these last years. more and more posts all the stories we have good reason to be worried. anyone who's closing the ice to it and then trumped it's a real shine the problem is what we're leaving to the next generation. and the not so i'm. also coming up you'll meet 2 sisters from saudi arabia who are hiding from their family and their government they say they had 2 choices lose the only home they've known or lose the only lives they have to hate flee i only just me for 3 hours to alex and not from him because

top 40 degrees celsius on thursday belgium is one of several european countries suffering under the some is the 2nd extreme heat way because. service announced that the capital registered its highest temperature. said 7 decades ago. and in the french countryside farmers are suffering as the high temperature brings drought and fires. this heat wave results are conducive to forest fires and we are facing a dramatic situation we have 3600 hectares of forest trees that have been consumed by fire since the beginning of the summer. many places in germany also taped the 40 degree mark on thursday on the sweltering streets of cologne water was handed down to cool down and many hit were in no doubt what is behind the heat. of course it's climate change there's no doubt about that story that goes without saying the ice caps are melting everybody knows that. stuff you don't. know i think is really something going on with climate change. unlike tromp i'm convinced it's happening starts and she must see a huge record july heat also in the u.k. temperatures in the high thirty's cause travel disruption

on wednesday, the core of the heat will concentrate on france, the netherlands and belgium.eep across western europe, pulling up saharan heat. that's when temperatures are expected to peak. heatwaves do bear the hallmark of climate change. so it is not a problem that is going to go away. as europe prepares for yet another few days of intense heat, scientists say weather like this will be increasingly common. laura westbrook, bbc news. the usjustice department has announced an investigation into leading online platforms to examine whether they are unfairly restricting competition. it hasn't named any firms, but companies such as facebook, google, amazon and apple are likely to come under close scrutiny. david shepardson is a tech reporter at reuters. good to talk to you. why particularly now? this is months after the trump administration first announced its growing concerns about the rising influence and size of us tech companies. critics on the left including elizabeth warren and other democrats say they should be broken up democrats say they should be broken up and critics

on wednesday, the core of the heat will concentrate on france, the netherlands and belgium.p across western europe, pulling up saharan heat. that's when temperatures are expected to peak. heatwaves are do bear the knock of climate change. —— hallmark. so it is not a problem that is going to go away. as europe prepares for yet another few days of intense heat, scientists say weather like this will be increasingly common. laura westbrook, bbc news. the former fbi director robert mueller is due to appear in public to face questions from two congressional committees, about his report on the donald trump election campaign and russia. republican strategist jen kerns joins me from new york. jen, what would you be listening and watching out for during these evidence hearings? well, you know, for americans tomorrow will just evidence hearings? well, you know, for americans tomorrow willjust be deja vu all over again. you know we've been going through this for a better pa rt we've been going through this for a better part of three years now. we are already into the next presidential e

lomell: that is up in germany and belgium. that's in december. we are talking d-day, june, july, august, right on every month we are in combat all the way to hill 400. the reason that becomes important, because four days later -- was it four days or whatever? -- we had a tremendous battle there at hill 400. you remember patton ran out of gas in metz. that is to say, his armies, which we were part of, coming across the coast of france all the way to metz, where he had no more gasoline. the army had to make sure that the lines for the gasoline got to where patton needed it. the army needed the rangers to go forward out there and clear up the roer valley. or ruhr, two spellings. the roer valley, it seemed every intersection was on the target boards at the top of hill 400. d-day, we only had 100 feet to climb. we were there on december 7, 1944. we have 400 feet straight up, frozen weather, ice and snow, covered solidly with evergreen trees, which became known, infamously, as the battle of the hÜrtgen forest. our duty was to help clear the roer valley

you need to do is follow the sun to see the path it is burning across europe today from germany to belgium to britain high temperature records were shattered and in some places for the 1st time red alerts were issued an official warning that mother nature is hot bothered and possibly illegal little girl from berlin this is the day. you know one well it's the fastest times i've lived in mainland france since the age of 6 i grew up here but it's the 1st time that i think spear instead of the exceptional fact of the series that temperatures have risen very high the belgian playmates still. present doing something about it listening to the experts receiving it during the season these posters. today didn't heed where. the song was so obvious we have good reason to be worried anyone he's closing the ice to it. it's a real shine the problem is what we're leaving to the next generation. and so on. also coming up but you'll meet 2 sisters from saudi arabia who are hiding from their family and their government they say they had 2 choices lose the only home they've known or lose the only lives they h

in the train across belgium, northern belgium, actually. and, the train was stopped by the belgian resistance fighters who had blown up the railroad or the bridge or i don't know what exactly, but they stopped the train. and in the confusion, the germans released the 900 prisoners and my father walked back from northern belgium to paris. that is 200 miles. 300 kilometers more or less. and he arrived in the morning of rosh hashanah which is the jewish new year. my mother was already dressing me to go to the synagogue for the first time since being liberated. >> and here is your father. >> and there was a knock on the door. this time it was a good one. it was my father who came back. and, so, our nuclear your family -- our nuclear family was spared, survived, but they said my grandmother was killed, an uncle, an aunt and cousins. my father and mother lost some cousins who were sent to the camps. >> what kind of father -- what kind of shape was your father and when he got back? >> terrible shape. he had the accident and he survived that. and t

i hate why it has sent temperatures soaring across europe breaking records and from brush and belgium and the netherlands a new high in germany has forced the shutdown of a nuclear reactor after the water became too hot bought the increasingly common heat waves that also serve as a reminder of the impact of climate change now the reports from london. enjoying the heat in paris the waterfront is by the eiffel tower a popular place for those trying to stay cool. as a red alert was issued for northern france in the capital reached an all time national record of $41.00 celsius well french media reports suggest 5 deaths might to be linked to the current heat wave. of wednesday belgium germany and the netherlands all recorded their highest ever temperatures and they did it again on thursday all topping 40 degrees celsius. while some of the belgian capital brussels are making the most of it it's led to a so-called code red being issued for the 1st time we are observing the weather since 1933 so nearly 200 years we never experienced this kind of temperatures over in britain as temperatures so

now i hate wave has sent temperatures soaring across europe breaking records and france britain belgium and the netherlands and even forced the shutdown of a nuclear reactor and gemini as the water got too hot the eiffel towers fountains a become a refuge for permissions with the city recording its highest temperature on fast day 42.4 degree fell from has issued its top heatwave the last level warning the public of potentially deadly temperatures on across the channel britain's experiencing its hottest july with temperatures still rising heading for a wreck or creeping towards a fatty 9 degrees belgium has already broken its highest mach topping 40 degrees on thursday the hottest in almost 200 he is keeping records scientists say the never before seen temperatures may now be the new normal. during summer we have usually. some heat waves but the exceptional fact of this year is that the temperatures have risen very high for belgium and that. we see in during the usually these last years that did the heatwave are more and more frequent. while people living on the slopes of the most active

do obviously with her profile the fact that she's seen someone staunchly european she was born in belgium schooled in belgium the fact that she has also proposed as a high ranking politician more european unity more european integration for example in defense or security those were elements that certainly helped her nomination she was also favored not only by germany obviously by france as well the fact that she speaks fluent french but also remarkably from some of the eastern european countries who hadn't been very much in favor of other candidates they supported on the line as well unfolding in particular of the vishay grabbed states so that was the reason why. our correspondent in brussels just said managed to get at least most of the those favorable opinions that lead ultimately to her nomination when we think about it was enough on the line here in germany you have to consider her role as germany's defense minister very very difficult position probably one of the most difficult position in germany's cabinet and that has to do with the fact that the duties that that person has a duty

. ♪ brent: cycling's biggest race, the tour de france, gets started tomorrow across the border in belgiume first stage is always a massive event, and this year's grand depart marks the 50th anniversary of a breakthrough performance by a belgian who many consider to be the greatest cyclist of all-time. >> belgium is probably most famous internationally for its beer, fries, and of course, chocolate. that combo might not screen top level athleticism. but it is not stopping some of the world's fittest sportsmen from swooping into the capital. brussels will host the grarand depart, the opening stage of the tour de france. the city has been transformed for the big start, honoring belgian sporting history while putting the country back on the map as a cycling power. >> we want to be the country of bicycle again. that is why it is so important to have the most important competition concerning bicycling here in brussels. >> the tour's belgian beginning has special residence, marking the 50th anniversary of national hero merckx's first win. he is still revered by locals. >> when he won his first to

i know you speak to us from belgium but what have you found out about the conditions that the migrants and refugees actually face and the tension centers in libya. heat and centers we should call them. dig did the migrants are being held in a pulling conditions they're facing massive human rights violations some of them are rigged starchier the. even being reports of some migrants being sold as slaves so clearly migrants cannot be should not be returned to libya this is hell for that right so we appreciate you speaking to us from belgium thank you very much a francoise woman thanks for having me. greece's ruling party facing a major battle and the general election on sunday after 4 and a half years in power the anti austerity promise to soften the eurozone strict standards on spending but ended up adopting them instead john saurabh of us reports . this charity shop in the center of athens has more and more pensioners as customers under the city's a government they have had their benefits cut twice despite it promising it wouldn't follow the austerity policies of previous administration

of one state belgium germany and the netherlands all recorded the highest ever temperatures and they did it again on thursday topping 40 degrees celsius. while some of the belgian capital brussels are making the most of it it's led to a so-called code red being issued for the 1st time we are observing the weather since 1933 so nearly 200 years and we never experienced this kind of temperatures over in britain as temperatures soared activists in london staged a small protest outside base building housing media outlets demanding they concentrate less old images of fun in the sun and more in explaining the extreme weather. we can't talk about a horse they already call with headlines like scorcher without looking into why is it the highest and what does that mean for she manatee what's that mean in the next 102030 years. there were to eat for food for particularly for people in developing countries who this is affecting right now but al-jazeera had no difficulty finding people who are concerned about what's driving the increasingly common heat waves people start realizing that things are

our heat wave has sent temperatures soaring across europe breaking records in france britain belgium and the netherlands and forcing the german government to shut down a nuclear reactor and the eiffel towers fountains have become a refuge for parisians with france issuing its top heat weight alert level warning the public of potentially deadly temperatures french capital's previous record was beaten when temperatures reached a staggering $42.00 degrees celsius across the channel the united kingdom experienced its hottest day in july to date reaching 38 point one. greece in cambridge that's the 2nd hottest day in the u.k. since records began belgium reached a new high setting a benchmark not seen in nearly 200 years topping 40 degrees on thursday scientists say the never before seen temperatures may be the new norm nadeem barber reports now from london. enjoying the heat in paris the water fountains by the eiffel tower are a popular place for those trying to stay cool. as a red alert was issued for northern france in the capital reached an all time national record of $41.00 celsius we

we've seen record breaking temperatures across the northwestern corner of europe into fronts into belgium into luxembourg july reco it there for england for good measure as well this is the same in paris where we had those very high temps systematically up to 42.6 celsius and then the thunder right now came along and you see that cloud has been spilling in the cross the british isles into that western side of france down across the by of biscay and making its way further eastward so still a few showers lurking around the stanger in the southeast of england as we go on through friday friday into saturday i will make its way further south it's nice when that boundary breakdown will continue some or all the big downpours certainly a possibility as we go on through the next $24.00 to $48.00 how is actually the showers long spells of rain is standing right across much of western europe few showers to have a towards the east into potent into western parts of russia further made its nice hot dry and sunny more warm sunshine coming through a little bit of cloud just around northern parts of moroc

our heat wave has said temperatures soaring across europe breaking records in france britain belgium and the netherlands and forcing the german government to shut down and nuclear reactor the eiffel towers fountains have become a refuge for parisians with france issuing its top heat wave alert level warning the public of potentially deadly temperatures the french capital's previous record was beaten when temperatures reached a staggering $42.00 degrees celsius across the channel the united kingdom experienced its hottest day in july to date reaching 38 point one degrees in cambridge that's the 2nd hottest day in the u.k. since records began belgium reached a new high setting a benchmark not seen in nearly 200 years there topping 40 degrees on thursday and scientists say the never before seen temperatures may be the new normal the dean barber has more from london. enjoying the heat in paris the water fountains by the eiffel tower are a popular place for those trying to stay cool. as a red alert was issued for northern france in the capital reached an all time national record of $41.00