that lined the corfu 'ust it was only... that lined the corfu just dronping _ it was only... just dronping out- _ it was only... that lined the corfu just dropping out. let _ it was only... that lined the corfu just dropping out. let me - it was only... that lined the corfu just dropping out. let me just - it was only... that lined the corfu just dropping out. let me just try| just dropping out. let me just try and see if it is going to restore as we see the pictures that have been coming into us from the island. no, unfortunately that line just dropping out but certainly the evacuation order has been issued now in parts of corfu. yet another island with people moving on the ground and of course a lot of people also moving and trying to get away and get out from greece. we will keep an update on all of that in the next little while but that, the latest from corfu as we were watching the pictures from rhodes earlier. we will return to that story later. let's turn to another really important story,. doctors across israel have started a 24—hour strike in protest againstjudicial

and the same with corfu . none of the resorts have corfu.ne of the resorts have actually been directly threatened, although some people, as a precaution , have people, as a precaution, have been evacuated. it's a rapidly changing situation and it's just being monitored and responded to as as the situation dictates . as as the situation dictates. >> mark white being fair to the government, thank you very much. thank you. now let's have a look at the operation on the ground. houday at the operation on the ground. holiday firm jet2 is mark was saying, adding three repatriate or rescue flights this evening. ray addison is at gatwick airport for us where easyjet operate. but jack carson at east midlands, i think maybe jack, let's just go to you first on this latest that we're getting on operations there. do we on the operations there. do we know those flights will be know when those flights will be leaving ? leaving? >> yes. so what we understand is, is from the arrivals that are going to be coming into east midlands airport, a little bit later o

werderl am in corfu town, currently? werderl am in corfu town. which — currently?m in corfu town. which i— currently? werderl am in corfu town, which i would _ currently? werderl am in corfu town, which i would say - currently? werderl am in corfu town, which i would say is - town, which i would say is nearly ten to 15 kilometres away from where the wildfire is actually happening, but i can see it directly from my window. it's going on right behind me now at the moment but it's a bit too dark to see. i would say i first started seeing little glimmers in the background about nine o'clock, to had honestly been going from a bit earlier than that, and thenjust as the a bit earlier than that, and then just as the night went on, rapidly see it spreading down the side of the mountain towards the east of the mountain. so as the night has gone on, it seems to have flamed up even more to the western side, but i think it is the wind coming up from the west and flaming it all night. wood and, katie, are you having to evacuate?— wood and, katie, are you having to evacuate?- not

on the greek island of corfu , authorities there are corfu, authorities there are also closely monitoringeir rapid spread led to a partial evacuation of some tourist areas overnight. although greek authorities say the fires are not yet directly threatened . any of the island's threatened. any of the island's resorts . but threatened. any of the island's resorts. but right threatened. any of the island's resorts . but right across resorts. but right across greece, tinder dry conditions and high temperatures have led the national government to declare a severe fire risk to almost half of the nation's landmass . as the thermometer in landmass. as the thermometer in some areas is expected to top 45 c in the days ahead . mark 45 c in the days ahead. mark white . gb news. white. gb news. >> some breaking news. travel company tui has just announced all flights rose up until july 28th. are cancelled. so if you had a holiday , they're going had a holiday, they're going you're planning to take a flight there, then you need to check with them . well, that's the with them. well, that's the situation

we have seen the images of what is happening at corfu. evacuations, because these wildfires are spreading, they are happening across greece. that is what it is such a difficult challenge for the firefighters here. samantha: thank you very much for updating us there from rhodes. now to ukraine. russia accused ukraine of launching a drone attack against its capital, moscow. the defense ministry says two drones hit nonresidential buildings, with one crashing close to its headquarters in the city center. no casualties have been reported. and the government of crimea, which russia annexed in 2014, said and ammunition depot was hit during a drone attack if he also claimed 11 drones were shot down or jammed during the attack. there are no indications of any casualties there. ukraine has not commented on either student but said it would respond after air strikes on odesza. this comes after the deal under which both russia and ukraine were allowed safe passage for shipments of grain through the black sea came to an end last week. let's get the lat

from homes and hotels in rhodes, while new evacutation orders are in place tonight on the island of corfuthree hotels there have reportedly burnt down, and many others are in the danger zone. this is the damage at one hotel in the town of kiotari. and some fires are still burning — these pictures have come into us from the turkish ministry of agriculture, taken from one of their planes, which is helping to fight the blazes. well, many people spent the night in temporary accommodation like this after being evacuated from hotels. others have been forced to gather in public buildings like halls and schools. 0ur correspondent jenny hill is in rhodes. 0ver over 250 firefighters have spent the day desperately trying to bring the fire under control, but tonight they have reported what they describe as large flare—ups on all three fronts of that fire. you can probably see how windy it is right now. that wind is expected to strengthen significantly. that's going to make their task much more difficult, and indeed much more dangerous. you mentioned too that, at the same time, fire has also broken ou

the first two flights here arriving today from corfu. of course , as today from corfu.rder in place there locals and tourists. there for locals and tourists. we know overnight from reports from the fire service that there around 2500 people were moved from where those fires were burning the island of corfu. burning on the island of corfu. but the foreign office minister, andrew mitchell, saying this morning that they're not necessarily been any evacuation zones corfu and off the zones out of corfu and off the island yet. but it was more kind of localised with a movement of people, course, away from people, of course, away from where immediate where the immediate danger was. of course , rhodes is where of course, rhodes is where there's a serious very much issue here on the island, rather, we know from the foreign office that around 7000 to 10,000 people are on the island at the moment. of course, the fires are very much described there at the moment as out of control. and the airline companies all saying that they're as much they to they're doing as much as they to . ca

the situation in corfu is not alarming. we had some evacuation from houses.ke the evacuation that took place in rhodes these days. temperatures are set to soar in greece again tomorrow. fires continue to spread across the country. the greek government says it's on constant alert. zoe conway, bbc news. 0ur correspondent azadeh moshiri is on the island of rhodes. you are at the airport, azadeh, what are people there telling you about their experiences clive, people here rhodes airport are angry, and that angry is firmly directed at the airlines. i spoke to a family who had to leave their hotel to reach a beach where thousands were trying to get on boats, only to be told to go to another hotel and sleep on sunbeds. they expected to get support from their airline, they didn't. they kept saying the words, where are they? since then, because there have been so many some of the story to this which i have heard and others have heard across the bbc, support has come in. there is the uk rapid appointment team which is here to guide british holidaymakers to their airlin

on the greek island up corfu, we're being told to leave. police are evacuating the area.ildfires have been raging here for days now. we moved to a nearby village where we meet a woman and her granddaughters. they are also afraid the fires could reach their holiday home. >> we have to keep watch and protect our house. i have set up water hoses all around the house. the plan is to turn them on once i see the fire approaching but i have to wait until it reaches my house. reporter: elena and her family came here for the holidays. like many other groups, they have been experiencing long power cuts, but they are determined to stay until they receive an official evacuation order. >> i'm afraid, of course, but i know one of our relatives can be here to pick us up within 10 minutes. it will take longer than that for the fire to get here. reporter: these people have left, taking only a few belongings. in another village, residents are stressed, but they are doing what they can to organize and to help each other. eleni and her granddaughters are prepared to leave the house at any mo

we have some footage that was filmed in corfu on sunday evening.ple had been evacuated from the island. this was filmed in a hotel in corfu. guests had been dining there. the government saying they are sending boats to rescue people if required. the emergency services are dealing with several fires now, including two in the areas of the east and south west of athens. as well as the blaze on corfu, the eastern island of rhodes has also been badly hurt. one in ten of the hotels in the central and south—eastern parts of the island have been affected. this satellite image gives you an idea of where the worst fires have been burning. you can see how the flames and the smoke are shown there, in the red, have made their way to a fairly popular part of the island. we can go live to our correspondence there. ~ ., , we can go live to our correspondence there. ~ . , ., , we can go live to our correspondence there. 1 . , ., , there. what is the latest? people are an: there. what is the latest? people are angry at _ there. what is the latest? people are angry a

two other greek islands corfu and evia have also ordered evacuations.they suspect arson, but now have the fires under control. the fires in rhodes are thought to have affected 10% to 20% of the island. from there, here's our correspondentjenny hill. it seems like a miracle no—one was hurt. fire swept through this resort. not much left behind. those were once water skis. so much of this island still looks... well, idyllic. and then you take a few steps and you come across a scene... well, like this. it's still smouldering. that, of course, was someone's livelihood, completely destroyed. this is where there were sunbeds just a few days ago. it wasn't just tourists who scrambled to safety. i was crying. it was making me feel terrible. this woman and her family, who all work in the hotels here, had to get out too. when we met them, they'd only just learned their house had survived the fire. for the tourists, it was a really terrifying and bad experience, but for us, i think it's worse, because we live here. everything is burned. not everything. this hotel,

these pictures are from journalist katy dartford, who is in corfu.ke with her a short time ago. katy, thank you so much for being with us. now, i did see a photo that you did actually post on twitter, close to where you are, the wildfire on the horizon. i mean, it must�*ve been quite terrifying. what is the situation where you are currently? well, i am in corfu town, which i would say is maybe ten to 15 kilometres away from where the wildfire is actually happening, but i can see it directly from my window — it's going on right behind me now at the moment, but it's a bit too dark to see. i would say i first started seeing little glimmers in the background about nine o'clock but it had obviously been going on a bit earlier than that and then, just as the night went on, rapidly see it spreading down the side of the mountain towards the east of the mountain. so, as the night has gone on, it seems to have flamed up even more to the western side, but i think it is the wind coming up from the west and flaming it all night. and, katy, are you having to evacu

and this tonight — from corfu — where an evacuation order has been issued as a blaze is taking hold. speaking to olga kefalogianni — greece's minister for tourism. it is only a small area of the whole island that has been affected. so overall, the island is operating as normal. well, of course, when it comes to the flights, it is always for the tour operators to reschedule. as i understand, some of them are flying empty planes in order to take people out of the island, and in this way, to be able to accommodate everyone else who is coming afterwards. i think that we will not be having any problems flying people safely back to their home. and as i said before, the only problem with the travel documents is also, something that can be resolved at the airport help desk. onto the fires themselves, are they still out of control, are they still spreading? are we in a situation where more people need to evacuate? we remain very vigilant. our very brave firemen, they are working around the clock to ensure that the fire doesn't get out of reach. as i said, currently, it is 10% of the island in

this footage was filmed in port corfu on sunday evening. see how the fire is burning over a wide area — with smoke billowing over the inhabited areas. and this video was filmed in a corfu hotel, as guests were dining. the government says it has sent boats to evacuate residents by sea, if required. the greek emergency services are dealing with several fires — including two in areas east and south west of the capital, athens. and as well the blaze on corfu, the eastern island of rhodes has also been badly hit. 0ne fire brigade official there says around one in ten of the hotels in the central and south eastern parts of the island have been affected. this satellite image gives an idea of where the worst fires have been burning. you can see how the flames and smoke — shown in red — have made their way to a popular part of the coastline. and this is what those flames look like from the ground. firefighters have been working to set up firebreaks — clearing a strip of ground of things which can burn, to stop the flames spreading — in an attempt to

this footage was filmed in island of corfu on sunday evening.his video was filmed in a corfu hotel, as guests were dining. the government says it has sent boats to evacuate residents by sea, if required. the greek emergency services are dealing with several fires — including two in areas east and south west of the capital, athens. and as well as the blaze on corfu, the eastern island of rhodes has also been badly hit. 0ne fire brigade official there says around one in ten of the hotels in the central and south eastern parts of the island have been affected. this satellite image gives an idea of where the worst fires have been burning. you can see how the flames and smoke — shown in red — have made their way to a popular part of the coastline. and this is what those flames look like from the ground. many people have gone to the airport, to take an evacuation flight home, after their accomodation was destroyed. 0ur correspondent azadeh moshiri is at the airport — and she gave me an idea of how the people were feeling... anger is exactly the right

this footage was filmed in island of corfu on sunday evening.in a corfu hotel, as guests were dining. the government says, it has sent boats to evacuate residents by sea, if required. the greek emergency services have been deadling with several fires — including two in areas east and south west of the capital, athens. firefighters on rhodes say around one in ten of the hotels in the central and south eastern parts of the island have been affected. british travel companies are putting on more repatriation flights for people trying to leave the area. a short while ago the travel operator tui announced it was cancelling all outbound flights to rhodes up to and including friday. straight to rhodes. 0ur reporter azadeh moshiri is there for us now. just give us a sense of what it is like they're on the island because new is only a few hours ago that there were new fires being reported. that's right. when i spoke to the fire service, they said that the fire here on rhodes is the hardest one to handle because of the terrain, because of the tall trees, t

this footage was filmed on the island of corfu on monday.have been evacuated from there. the island of rhodes is affected and the country's capital, athens, is under threat as fires rage to the east and south—west. it's peak tourist season in greece and there's been a major impact on travel. tui has become the latest travel company to cancel flights to rhodes. 0ur reporter azadeh moshiri was at the island's airport earlier and filed this update. our team and i have been here at rhodes airport throughout the day and one thing is clear. people are upset, they're disappointed with their airlines, they feel like they've been let down. we have heard of traumatic stories — stories of families who were rushed out to beaches, where people were fighting over boats, only to end up at another hotel where they had to sleep on sunbeds throughout the night. to come to an airport where they feel like their airline is simply nowhere to be found, as they are trying to figure out how they can go home to safety. the wildfires are not over here in greece. two m

fires are also burning on the islands of corfu and evia as well as rhodes.rfu as fires burn there. greece has been sweltering under a lengthy spell of extreme heat with daily temperatures well above a0 degrees.

this footage was filmed in island of corfu on sunday evening.000 people have been evacuated from the island. and this video was filmed in a corfu hotel, as guests were dining. the government says, it has sent boats to evacuate residents by sea, if required. the greek emergency services have been dealing with several fires — including two in areas east and south west of the capital, athens. firefighters on rhodes say around one in ten of the hotels in the central and south eastern parts of the island have been affected. british travel companies are putting on more repatriation flights for people trying to leave the area. a short while ago the travel operator tui announced it was cancelling all outbound flights to rhodes up to and including friday. 0ur reporter, azadeh moshiri, is on rhodes and sent this update. well, i spoke to the fire service earlier and he let me know that a112 and he let me know that a 112 number had been dialled and that now there have been two more villages evacuated in rhodes. that's maloney and mazari. and he said it's no

and now, of course, corfu. i think there's areas of and there's 18 areas of risk and they've doing beachside they've been doing beachside evacuations to sea. evacuations there. out to sea. so a terrible picture. this morning. we're keeping close morning. we're keeping a close eye have all the eye on it for you. have all the latest. and you're affected, latest. and if you're affected, do in touch? do you get in touch? >> if you're worried, what >> and if you're worried, what should let us know. should you do next? let us know. we'll try and get you the advice gb views. the gbnews.com rishi sunak pressures sunak is facing pressures from within to party rethink within his own to party rethink climate strategy dodi after the conservative victory in uxbridge. now, the reason for thatis uxbridge. now, the reason for that is that victory was seen by many as a rejection of ulez ulez and green policies in general. net zero. >> so low traffic neighbourhoods and emission zones could face the axe . but the prime the axe. b

raging wildfires force thousands to evacuate from the greek islands of rhodes and corfu.y vote onjudicial reform. and barbie can add another thing to her list of achievements, as the movie makes box—office history. we begin in greece, where authorities have declared a state of emergency in southern rhodes, one of at least two greek islands where firefighters are battling wildfires. greek police say 19,000 people have now been evacuated from homes and hotels in rhodes, while new evacutation orders are in place tonight on the island of corfu. three hotels there have reportedly burnt down, and many others are in the danger zone. this is the damage at one hotel in the town of kiotari. and some fires are still burning — these pictures have come into us from the turkish ministry of agriculture, taken from one of their planes, which is helping to fight

raging wildfires force thousands to evacuate from the greek islands of rhodes and corfu.election victory as the left celebrates. and it's day five at the women's world cup. we'll have the latest on all the action on the pitch. hello, i'm helena humphrey. it's good to have you with us. we begin in greece, where authorities have declared a state of emergency in southern rhodes — one of at least two greek islands where firefighters are battling wildfires. well, greek police say 19,000 people have now been evacuated from homes and hotels in rhodes, while new evacuation orders are in place tonight on the island of corfu. three hotels there have reportedly burnt down and many others are in the danger zone. this is the damage at one hotel in the town of kiotari. and some fires are still burning — these pictures have

raging wildfires force thousands to evacuate from the greek islands of rhodes and corfu.brates. and it's day five at the women's world cup — we'll have the latest on all the action on the pitch. i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. we begin in greece, where authorities have declared a state of emergency in southern rhodes, one of at least two greek islands where firefighters are battling wildfires. greek police say 19,000 people have now been evacuated from homes and hotels in rhodes, while new evacutation orders are in place tonight on the island of corfu. three hotels there have reportedly burnt down, and many others are in the danger zone. this is the damage at one hotel in the town of kiotari.

fiery corfu seen from neighboring albania peoples, the situation. close.trophic they say, residential buildings and hotels, vacationers are saved in the buildings of schools and sports halls. the evacuation of this island became the largest in the history of greece. russian military personnel in the special operation zone thwarted new attacks by the armed forces in the donetsk and krasnolimansk directions, according to the ministry of defense, six attacks were repelled near belogorovka in the lpr and klescheevka in the dpr , the enemy lost up to 160 personnel . in the direction of air strikes and artillery fire, units of the armed forces near the small one, such as orekhovo and psychiatric tanks, were hit, but the american m77 artillery system, command post and fuel storage were destroyed. in the area of ​​​​the settlement of avdiivka in the donetsk people's republic, the ammunition depot of the 110 mechanized armament brigade of ukraine on the krasnaya limanovsky direction was destroyed by the active actions of the units with air strikes by artillery fire

more breakout in corfu. and >> more breakout in corfu. and now the warning that crete could be the next in the firing line. >> meanwhile , more than 30 >> meanwhile, more than 30 people have died in algeria as wildfires rage across northern africa. some 8000 firefighters are battling the flames as a night of unrest in israel. >> as police clash with thousands of protesters after the controversial law limiting the controversial law limiting the supreme court's powers is passed. we're live in jerusalem and tel aviv . and tel aviv. plus are we a nation that is getting sicker? >> a grave warning that by 2040, nearly i in 5 of us will have health conditions such as dementia and cancer. we'll be breaking down those grim projections. first, here's your headunes projections. first, here's your headlines with rory . headlines with rory. >> thank you very much. pep more british holidaymakers are due to return to the uk from rhodes as repatriation flights continue. wildfires have consumed the island for eight days, forcing residents to retreat to sh

but now corfu, another popular holiday island, is on fire. island which is popular with british tourist and an evacuation order has been issued. with the greek fire brigade now forecasting fires will break out on other islands, including crete, the nightmare on the holiday islands rages on. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. thousands of tourists have already been evacuated from their accommodation but many are still waiting for information on what happens next. 0ur reporter courtney bembridge has more. let's get another perspective from some of the two companies and airlines that fly into rhodes macro, jet2 have said they will be sending no tourists there for at least the next week but they are sending empty planes there to help get people home. tui has also cancelled flights until at least wednesday. easyjet has said they are running as normal but they are sending extra flights to tomorrow and won the next day to try to help get people home. they have cancelled package holidays so those ones including the hotels and flights all in one and british ai

two other greek islands — corfu and evia — have also ordered evacuations.n rhodes are thought to have affected 10 to 20 percent of the island. let's now cross tojessie thomson, head of greek delegation of the international federation of the red cross from athens. thank you forjoining us. just give us a sense of what you are dealing with increased. we us a sense of what you are dealing with increased.— us a sense of what you are dealing with increased. we are facing very, ve hirh with increased. we are facing very, very high temperatures. _ with increased. we are facing very, very high temperatures. i - with increased. we are facing very, very high temperatures. i think- with increased. we are facing very, very high temperatures. i think we| very high temperatures. i think we are approaching the 15 of some of the highest temperatures have been seen all summer, and in some cases, some of the highest temperatures that greece has seen in years. so many days of heat is quite unprecedented. so into the heatwave, we are now experiencing wildfires, and those are ha

and fires on corfu as well, so it nets well. and fires on corfu as well, so it gets even _ well.ets even more complicated for. it gets even more complicated for holiday—makers, businesses and airlines. what can people get in terms of compensation or their money back if they have to come home early? back if they have to come home earl ? ., ., . ., back if they have to come home earl? ., ., ., .,~ , early? for a package holiday makers the law is pretty _ early? for a package holiday makers the law is pretty straightforward. - the law is pretty straightforward. tui, one — the law is pretty straightforward. tui, one of the two giants tour operators, _ tui, one of the two giants tour operators, says its customers will be coming — operators, says its customers will be coming home as normal on the flight _ be coming home as normal on the flight that— be coming home as normal on the flight that they were originally expected to take. clearly you can make _ expected to take. clearly you can make your — expected to take. clearly you can make your own moves if you want to, if you've _ make y

fires are also burning on the islands of corfu and evia.orfu as fires burn there. greece has been sweltering under a lengthy spell of extreme heat, with daily temperatures well above 40 degrees. with the very latest here's our reporter azadeh moshiri. i am outside the village of masari and you can see behind me there's some charred trees. this is localised in southern roads. this is localised in southern roads. this is localised in southern roads. this is what is difficult for fire fighters to respond to, water bombers have come here several times and that fire truck is clearly trying to respond. the weather conditions are difficult. the winds have been fanning the flames. they were not so close before but are now. rememberthis were not so close before but are now. remember this is southern roads, officials say this is localised. these fires are affected less than 10% of hotels. but this is why the greek prime minister and officials have been saying there will be a hard time for the next few days. the difficulty fire fighters are having is

hail, izhevsk sweeps everyone and everything from the streets of astrakhan from the greek island of corfu, 2,500 tourists were evacuated due to fires that cannot be stopped, the gretuberg was summoned to court because she behaved very badly at a demonstration in sweden for this she is entitled to six months in prison. today, russian troops inflicted new retaliatory strikes on the military infrastructure of ukraine that night, river ports became targets, on the danube, this is the water border between the odessa region and romania , eyewitnesses filmed the moment they hit the rhine port, just from the romanian city. this logistics hub is the kiev regime. under the guise of a grain deal , used for the transfer of weapons and ammunition, the destroyed fuel storage near the railway station from there fuels and lubricants were sent to the front line for refueling ukrainian military equipment in private ports. they worked on the danube all the time at first, special operations got there bypassing the territorial waters of ukraine in the black sea and crossed the border already along the river n

this footage was filmed in island of corfu on sunday evening. people have been evacuated from the island. this video was filmed in a corfu hotel, as guests were dining. the government says it has sent boats to evacuate residents by sea, if required. the greek emergency services are deadling with several fires — including two in areas east and south west of the capital, athens. the eastern island of rhodes which has been badly hit, one fire brigade officials there says that around one in ten of the hotels in the central and southern parts of that island have been affected. ministers in the uk say they are reviewing the situation in rhodes. and our reporter azadeh moshiri joins us now from rhodes. we will come to what is happening at the airport in a moment but tell me a little more about the scale of the fires on that island?— fires on that island? well, i spoke to the fire — fires on that island? well, i spoke to the fire service _ fires on that island? well, i spoke to the fire service earlier- fires on that island? well, i spoke to the fire se

fire in the country, the largest in the history of the evacuation of the population, the island of corfu is similar to an erupting volcano on rhodis panic at the airport of chaos in israel police water cannon disperse demonstrators tens of thousands of residents of the country protest against judicial reform netanyahu is adamant. and summer continues to amaze with the weather in astrakhan hurricane. took down trees cut off the wires 15,000 people were left without electricity. roads flooded about the same in the coming days is expected immediately in 16 russian regions. an attempt by ukrainian drones to attack moscow was called terrorism in the russian foreign ministry this morning it was repelled by a unit covering the airspace. the kiev regime sent two unmanned aerial vehicles to objects in the capital, both of which, as confirmed by the military department, were suppressed by electronic warfare and crashed, not reaching their targets, according to the mayor of moscow sergei sobyanin, the drones knocked off course damaged two non-residential buildings on likhachev avenue and komsomolsk

fires are also burning on the islands of corfu and evia as well as rhodes.early 2,500 people have now been evacuated from corfu as fires burn there. greece has been sweltering under a lengthy spell of extreme heat with daily temperatures well above a0 degrees. louisa pilbeam reports. with the tourists gone, this is all that's left on some beaches in rhodes. fora all that's left on some beaches in rhodes. for a holiday island, it is greek livelihoods that have gone up in flames. in the restaurants and bars that remain, greeks are left to pick up remain, greeks are left to pick up the pieces. remain, greeks are left to pick up the pieces-_ remain, greeks are left to pick up the pieces. our houses may be not be _ up the pieces. our houses may be not be there _ up the pieces. our houses may be not be there tomorrow. - up the pieces. our houses may i be not be there tomorrow. maybe they are on fire, we don't know what to do. it they are on fire, we don't know what to de— what to do. it is very, very bad. what to do. it is very, very bad- we — what to do. it is ve

this footage was filmed on the island of corfu on monday.have been evacuated from there. the island of rhodes is affected and the country's capital, athens, is under threat, as fires rage to the east and south—west. it's peak tourist season in greece and there's been a major impact on travel. tui has become the latest travel company to cancel flights to rhodes. as tourists try to leave, residents are left behind. their livelihoods rely on business from foreign visitors. 0ur correspondentjenny hill has been speaking with them. it seems like a miracle no—one was hurt. fire swept through this resort. not much left behind. those were once water skis. so much of this island still looks... ..well, idyllic. and then you take a few steps and you come across a scene... ..well, like this. it's still smouldering. that, of course, was someone's livelihood, completely destroyed. this is where there were sunbeds just a few days ago. it wasn't just tourists who scrambled to safety. i was crying. it was making me feel terrible. edisa and herfamily, who all

authorities say the outlook is improving for firefighters on the islands of rhodes, corfu and evia. 0urbell has been giving us the latest from rhodes. we have been told that around 50 fires, new fires have broken out, and although this situation is improving in general, firefighters, quite a large crew of firefighters is still hard at work here on rhodes, and also on corfu and the peloponnese, tackling these places, some of them new fires, some of them flare—ups of old fires, because you have to imagine that the ground is still smouldering in many places in these forest areas. it doesn't take much for a spark to fly in these very windy conditions that we have been seeing over the last few days, and set off new blazes. people here still very much on high alert but also beginning to count the cost of the fires that have ravaged parts of this island. we have been told that 50,000 olive trees were destroyed here, and around 2,500 animals and beehives destroyed. to west africa, where niger is grappling with the aftermath of a military coup. niger's democratically elected president, mohamed b

authorities say the outlook is improving for firefighters on the islands of rhodes, corfu and evia. 0urng us the latest from rhodes. itruffle our correspondent has been giving us the latest from rhodes.— the latest from rhodes. wee been told around _ the latest from rhodes. wee been told around 50 _ the latest from rhodes. wee been told around 50 new _ the latest from rhodes. wee been told around 50 new fires _ the latest from rhodes. wee been told around 50 new fires have - the latest from rhodes. wee been i told around 50 new fires have broken out, and although the situation is improving in general, firefighters, quite a large crew of firefighters is still hard at work here on rhodes and also on corfu and in the peloponnese tackling these blazes. some of them are new and some of them flare—ups of old fires because them flare—ups of old fires because the ground is still smouldering in many places in these forest areas and it doesn't take much for a spark to fly in these very windy conditions we have been seeing over the last few days and set off new blazes. so people here still very muc

corfu and evia become the latest islands to issue evacuation orders — as wildfires cause havoc in greecespain enters a period of political uncertainty after sunday's snap general election fails to produce a decisive winner. what role could cataln separtists now play? hello, you're watching bbc news. we start in israel, where talks aimed at finding a compromise over proposed legal reforms that have triggered some of the biggest protests in the country s history have collapsed. opposition members of parliament said earlier they d boycott a vote on the reforms if compromise talks failed. israel's president isaac herzog has said the country is in "a state of national emergency". police injerusalem deployed water cannons to disperse protesters blocking roads to the knesset as a series of votes got under way. president herzog said the citizens of israel are thirsting for hope and he called on elected officials to act with courage. so what exactly is it that the israeli government is proposing? well, under their plans, the supreme court would no longer have the power to overrule government or m

i know we're reporting on rhodes corfu, reporting on rhodes and corfu, but that's it.e you before you switch yesterday. say the mediterranean sea hit 28.4 c as the highest point that it's reached ever in modern history , reached ever in modern history, beating the previous 2003. in other words, we're right at the very top . very top. >> so modern history is from what year is that? 1970. something would be this century, right? >> go back 100 and. >> go back 100 and. >> well, since since people have been dropping stuff the ocean been dropping stuff in the ocean to things as i did to measure these things as i did in the royal navy as an oceanographer, that's exactly in the royal navy as an oceariigrapher, that's exactly in the royal navy as an oceari did. her, that's exactly in the royal navy as an oceari did. so, that's exactly in the royal navy as an oceari did. so, �*think exactly in the royal navy as an oceari did. so, �*think you:tly in the royal navy as an oceari did. so, �*think you can what i did. so i think you can say years. that's not say it's 150 years. that's

berezovsky rhodes is on fire corfu is on fire, and the background is on fire cinnamon with luther's mantra blaze b-200 takes 12 tons of water in 14 seconds, but the government would rather burn all of greece than ask the planes that helped us before. the fact that the fires in greece cannot be put out without russian amphibious aircraft, the be-200 has already been said by the former minister of national defense of greece, panas kamenos. he literally urged to bow his head and ask for help, but the mitz of the attack will dampen, because athens hostage of economic subsidies from brussels the greek government is a hostage of the common european position in relation to russia, if athens moves away at least, in some way, from those brothers, declared in brussels , then all the huge economic assistance that e berlin and brussels, it turns out that greece will be curtailed, it was the external economic management that deprived the press of any sovereignty. that is, without the sanction, in fact , the approval of the demons of brussels and the eu, greece cannot make any serious political decision

in flames and smoke in corfu , 2,500 people had to be evacuated. terminal of the port in the building of the city hall in the theater , they threw the cry to the local residents. who can provide blood foreign tourists are flocking to the airport of rhodes island like a step closer to safety. it ’s just that when i stay here, people suddenly realize that they won’t be able to return home as soon as possible. and at least the semblance of comfort one can only dream. we've been here on the floor at the airport for 2 day. there are no blankets, no milk for little children. nothing we get no information about everything must be taken care of. we ourselves fly home on the relay. and i had to organize it myself. nobody does it. i do not understand anything. the news is reporting special flights arriving here. this is complete nonsense there are no special flights. we contacted the embassy. we were told that there would be no special flights. in rhodes itself, fires rage for almost a week without control, spreading from the central part. about 20,000 peopl

the island of rodas continues to burn out corfu looks like an erupting volcano tourists are being evacuated directly from the beaches by boats and coast guard ships at the chaos airport. ex-minister of defense of greece urges to ask russia the guard of a high-rise building on kudrinskaya square beats up a correspondent of the news, who and why are they being transferred to this building? and what are they trying to hide. and we start with news from the valaam archipelago, which today was visited together by the president of russia vladimir putin alexander lukashenko, who is in our country on a working visit, came to the transfiguration monastery, visited the whales, and attended the service, and the importance and symbolism of this trip alexei golovkov. the valaam monastery of the transfiguration of the savior on the archipelago of lake ladovsky, one of the crowds of orthodoxy in the russian north, in the monastery of vladimir putin and alexander lukashenko , is met by the long-term rector bishop pancratia, despite the high visit to the temple of many pilgrims, the two presidents together.

this footage was filmed in port corfu on sunday evening.

we will hear from our correspondents this morning who are on rhodes and corfu.as more of today's news. thank you, jon. a 48—hour strike by nhs radiographers in england begins this morning. it is expected to disrupt patients waiting for x—rays, mri and ct scans. staff at 37 nhs trusts are expected to walk out after rejecting the government's pay offer of a 5% increase plus a one—off payment. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. scanning for problems. it's estimated the vast majority of nhs patients undergo tests or therapy with a radiographer while being treated, including mri, ct, ultrasounds and radiotherapy. i qualified in 2017, and since then 20% of my class has actually left radiography after doing a degree for three years, specifically for radiography. and that's like a great shame, really. 30—year—old john kelly works as a radiographer in liverpool, but he still lives with his parents because he says he can't afford to move out. he insists the pressure of the job and poor pay have made it intolerable. not being able to give the care that you

when the fire passes through the forest on the island of corfu, the sky turns orange. thousands of hectares of forests with olives and agricultural lands on the islands of rhodes and fiona were destroyed. houses and business roads were reduced to ashes. the greek government has declared a state of emergency and the european union and neighboring countries have asked for help . in the sky they were working on a plane from turkey to another plane from croatia. they were taken out because it was out of control in three directions. greece announced that the operation to bring people to a safe place is the biggest operation of its kind. when we asked the hotel staff, they told us not to worry and if the situation became dangerous, we would have to go to the hotel and we slept. a few hours later, at 10:00 a.m., they suddenly kicked everyone out of the hotel and we had to leave the hotel immediately. the evacuation of the hotel was in its own kind of absolute chaos, but the climate crisis has caused extreme heat waves and drought in southern europe and the mediterranean regio

situation in greece remains difficult, fires are no longer only on the islands of the genus, but also in corfuthe last hours due to the increased wind. fire, came close to athens ignition. now they are extinguishing in the area of ​​​​the capital's suburbs, kefiya of the central part of greece for fires the ammunition depot detonated, everything happened live on local television. and the authorities of siciria today admitted that the cause of the strongest fires in the vicinity. in palermo , a deliberate arson attack by one of the alleged arsonists was spotted by a drone showing the man lingering near the trees. then there starts a fire. the first week on the island recorded over 500 points. in total , more than 40 people have become victims of natural fires in the mediterranean countries. famous american hockey player branle by the russian decree of vladimir putin he was accepted into the citizenship of the russian federation now playing for dynamo moscow wants to stay in our country and hope to play for our hockey team soon. meanwhile, a new example of unsportsmanlike behavior was demonstrat

meanwhile, the greek government says there are currently no fires in residential areas of corfu, despitecuation orders being issued there last night. some of those who managed to get on a flight to east midlands airport today told gb news what they saw as they left . as they left. >> you could see smoke in the distance, probably a couple of miles away from where we was in the hotel . and that gradually the hotel. and that gradually got worse throughout the night. and as the darker it got, we could see the glow of the fire. >> suddenly it was like the ash was falling all over , all onto was falling all over, all onto the beach and the taverna all over the tables and wondering, you know, sort of quiet what was happening. and then we looked over the back of us, over the hills and all the sky was alight i >> -- >> here. michael gove has announced plans to create more homes in the uk's main cities by relaxing planning rules. and he says cutting red tape. the housing secretary says he wants to make it easier to convert empty shops into new flats for example, and extend existing homes. the plan