currency thousand hectares of going up in smoke here in northern corsica. this residence is returning to her home. after being evacuated the previous nigh. global everything is done. even the call. all that remains of her garden is now ash. and above my house is still standing it severely damaged look at us all it's a catastrophe where seventeen years of happiness for this to happen. this was al paradise left behind. in this village the firing came close to the houses but there wasn't enough time to evacuate some of the residents. i feel that it was really hollis we should have been evacuated but they cut into us. because by the time we left the highs there were two or three meters the flying off. the fire was so gosh darn there was fire here untouched our neighboring. terrible and we were very scared. since then the fine hand has died down but it's still raging in other parts. in the south of corsica a large hotel is on the threats from freshly sparked flames. was saying for us and it is one of the oldest fans have festivals in the world fifteen hundred pe

hundreds of firefighters are battling flames on the cote d'azur — and the island of corsica.overnment is asking neighbouring countries for more help. poland's government is facing legal action from the european commission over its plans to give politicians more power to appoint and sackjudges. there were several days of protests across poland, against the proposals. now it is time for our news review. in the times world section, us president trump has made a surprise announcement that he's banning transgender people from serving in the us military "in any ca pacity". he says they risk burdening the military with "large medical bills and disruption". the japan times leads with north korea and a report by us intelligence officials who believe that pyongyang may have a reliable intercontinental missile capable of carrying a nuclear weapon the as early as next year. the picture on front of the telegraph shows some of the thousands of people in the south of france who have been forced from their homes and campsites to escape rapidly spreading wildfires. over 6,000 firefighters are

hundreds of firefighters are battling flames on the cote d'azur and the island of corsica.he government is asking neighbouring countries for more help. poland's government is facing legal action from the european commission over its plans to give politicians more power to appoint and sackjudges. at least one person has been killed and several others injured when a ride malfunctioned on the opening day of the ohio state fair in the columbus. the accident happened on a ride known as the "fireball". now it's time for world business report. two billion friends, soaring profits and a big thumbs up from wall street. but how much bigger can facebook grow? plus made in america. president trump hails a $10 billion taiwanese investment as proof he's making a difference. but one critic calls the deal a corporate welfare package. welcome to world business report. i'm ben bland. also coming up: charged up — samsung's on track for record annual profits as it puts the exploding phones scandal behind it. we start in silicon valley where it seems there is no stopping the world's biggest soc

areas of corsica and st tropez are among the areas badly hit,

firefighters battling a fierce blaze on the holiday island of corsica.t. people left their houses and could do little more than watch as the fire came threateningly close to their homes. translation: we were woken up by the smoke. it was stifling so we stayed in the house and then they evacuated the children and my sister—in—law, who is pregnant. a combination of heat and high winds are making the fire difficult to contain. a bbcjournalist on the island says people are becoming increasingly concerned about their homes and businesses. it's still burning, pockets keep lighting up as this wind continues. there is a real sense of worry that perhaps they won't be able to get this under control and livelihoods and lives could be threatened. in karos in the hills above nice, planes sprayed water from the air. below, the forests continue to burn. and crews the ground damped down amid the damage. translation: we were up to 70 hectares of fire. the particularity of this far is that we had hundreds and hundreds of houses that were threatening the forest areas. else

firefighters battling a fierce blaze on the holiday island of corsica.ft their houses and could do little more than watch as the fire came threateningly close to their homes. translation: we were woken up by the smoke. it was stifling so we stayed in the house and then they evacuated the children and my sister—in—law, who is pregnant. a combination of heat and high winds are making the fire difficult to contain. a bbcjournalist on the island says people are becoming increasingly concerned about their homes and businesses. it's still burning, pockets keep lighting up as this wind continues. there is a real sense of worry that perhaps they won't be able to get this under control and livelihoods and lives could be threatened. in karos in the hills above nice, planes sprayed water from the air. below, the forests continue to burn. and crews the ground damped down amid the damage. translation: we were up to 70 hectares of fire. the particularity of this far is that we had hundreds and hundreds of houses that were threatening the forest areas. elsewhere in fra

welcome back to the program parts of the south of france on the island of corsica have been badly hit by wildfire as firefighters have been struggling to contain the blazes unusually hot and dry weather is helping spread fast. over fourteen hundred hectares of woodland was destroyed by the fire on monday night the worst affected other departments. in the town of carlos to the north of nice a number of buildings and cars have been damaged with some areas evacuated further blazes ripped through woodlands near the popular tourist hot spot of santa pay and on the island of corsica no casualties have been reported. now with the islamic state losing ground in syria and iraq there have been a frequent warnings that many jihad is from europe could now return to their home countries among them a twenty two year old dutch proper who has posted this online. maran b. is just one of the hundreds of europeans who have left their countries to join islamic state according to a report by the dutch ministry of security and justice almost two hundred people from the netherlands alone have joined the ran

firefighters battling a fierce blaze on the holiday island of corsica. it rips through nine hundred hectares of forest. people left their houses and could do little more than watch. the fly came threateningly close to their homes. native we we were woken up by the smoke it was stifling so we stayed in the house and then evacuated to children. a my sister in law who is pregnant. a combination of heat and high winds and making the five difficult to contain. the bbc journalist on the island says people are now becoming increasingly concerned about their homes and businesses. yeah it's still burning. still looking like sing out as this winter continues is a real sense of worry here that. they won't be able to get this under control and that life if in indy lights could be threatened. and carol sin the hills above niece plain sprayed water from the ad. below the florist continued to burn. and crews on the ground damps down amid the damage. there could not perform we were up to seventy hectares some phone. particularity this far is that we had hundreds and hun

fire—fighters are struggling to contain a fire in the east of the country and in corsica.sica, and in provence and today the focus is more to the east on the coast and in particular in the hills above st tropez. and near st tropez a fire there is certainly visible from the coast and from holiday—makers there. it does not seem to be out of control. but it is very concerning. we have had homes evacuated will stop we have been watching pictures of people near st tropez who had to spend the night in temporary accommodation, in the cultural centre. some holiday—makers had to drive away in their cars away from the scene of some of the fires. so far, no loss of life. some slight injuries among fire—fighters but no worse than bad. it is it —— than that. it is a hot wind from the north coming down, meaning even when fire—fighters think they have the situation under control, embers and sparks are blowing hundreds of metres away and starting new little fires which can turn into big ones. they are not going to be sure they have this situation under control until the wind dies down and

firefighters battling a fierce blaze on the holiday island of corsica.homes. translation: we were woken up by the smoke. it was stifling so we stayed in the house and then they evacuated the children and my sister—in—law, who is pregnant. a combination of heat and high winds are making the fire difficult to contain. a bbcjournalist on the island says people are becoming increasingly concerned about their homes and businesses. it's still burning, pockets keep lighting up as this wind continues. there is a real sense of worry that perhaps they won't be able to get this under control and livelihoods and lives could be threatened. in carros in the hills above nice, planes sprayed water from the air. below, the forests continue to burn. and crews the ground damped down amid the damage. translation: we were up to 70 hectares of fire. the particularity of this fire is that we had hundreds and hundreds of houses that were threatening the forest areas. elsewhere in france, fires also raged near lubron and here in the var region. another battle to stop fires sprea

corsica thed of battle to quell the flames continues. authorities say the fires have been contained. not yet fully under control. hundreds of residents have been evacuated. the number of wildfires in france has declined by 40% over the past two decades. despite a marked increase in temperatures. authorities say this has been thanks to awareness campaigns and a better understanding of what causes fires. 92% of wildfires are caused by humans. outcry in the united states and beyond after donald trump said he would ban transgender people from the american military. protesters sprung up from san francisco to new york. wednesday's announcement came as a surprise after donald trump claimed when he was a candidate to fight for transgender people. some members of the party praised the move. both are public and democratic party supporters and politicians have joined the criticism. carrying resistant signs, hundreds of protesters in new york gathered to voice their anger at president trump surprise announcement. what is the point of banning people

the southern french holiday region and the island of corsica had been particularly hard impacted.long the adriatic coast and in northern portugal have also been forced to combat multiple blazes. watch asey can do is the flames get closer to their homes. these residents from the edge of the croatian city were evacuated as far as burning along the adriatic coast reached the suburbs of the path is a -- popular tourist destination. croatian prime minister called an emergency meeting. >> i would like to thank all of our firefighters and all of those who are working day and night. will activate additional reserves including the military to stop this wave of very unfortunate wildfires in the middle of the taurus season. >> further along the adriatic coast, montenegro has asked for international help to fight the blazes. firefighters are hampered by strong winds. will activate additional reserves including the military to stop this wave of very unfortunate wildfires in the middle of the taurus season. the adriatic sea some 1000 wildfires are burning around italy including three close to t

on the island of corsica, adding to the thousands deployed to this week.s comes a day after the arrival of these at italian firefighting planes sent over after france requested a new health to deal with the situation. 4000 firefighters have been deployed to the french riviera, with wind speeds projected to go up to 75 kilometers per hour today, the region is viable to more fires -- is vulnerable to more fires. >> staying in europe, and unwelcome first for spain's prime minister. firstis of the country's prime minister to appear in court and is a witness in a long-running corruption trial and has shaken his service people's party. it is on a kickback scheme allegedly sought companies pay money to lawmakers to civil servants in exchange for contracts. is severalondent more recession as the following the trial for us. west --w off of the witness stand, how did his testimony go? >> almost a two-hour grilling by lawyers representing the defendant, the public prosecutors and the association of lawyers. and really, he said he did not take back nor did he know abo

large fires are also burning on the island of corsica, and in italy and portugal.cubs broke a 10 eight-year drought and won the world series, it apparently started a baby boom. nine months later, chicago hospitals are reporting a spike in births. according to the "chicago tribune," mothers are telling doctors their babies were likely conceived during the play-offs. one couple named their daughter ivy after wrigley field's famous ivy-covered wall. don't go away. we have puppies, lots of them, and the story to go with them. next. . >> mason: a guide dog school is teaming up with i.b.m., wall street's "big blue" to determine which puppies are good candidates to serve as guide dogs for the blind. here's don dahler with "big blue's" clues. >> reporter: if there are two things that seem to be polar opposites, it's the warm exuberance of puppies, and the cold intelligence of a super computer. >> watson can understand unstructured data. >> reporter: at guiding eyes for the blind in yorktown heights, new york, need has brought the two together. >> the incidence of blindness

hundreds of firefighters are battling flames on the cote d'azur and the island of corsica.he government has asked neighbouring european countries for more help. poland's government is facing legal action from the european commission over its plans to give politicians more power to appoint and sackjudges. the commission is threatening to strip poland of its eu voting rights. officials in warsaw complain of blackmail. now it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. draw up a list of the biggest bands in the history of rock and roll and a remarkable number of them will be british. there are the beatles, the rolling stones, and also pink floyd. i speak to roger waters, who was a prominent figure in the band until he quit in 1985. he still remains one of the most controversial of rock stars. roger waters, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. it has been more than 30 years since you wrote the wall. you are still touring it. it was born out of pain and anger. do you still feel that pain and anger? the feelings involved, i mean feelings come up as they do, but my feelings are different

also for corsica and sardinia. the winds will ease over the next few days. staying dry.es of berlin and warsaw. back home, wednesday looks like a soggy affair. heavy rain drifting eastwards. strong and gusty winds, brightening up from the west later in the day. what do the prospects look like further ahead? find out in half an hour. hello, i'm karin giannone, this is outside source. donald trump has attacked his own attorney general, calling him weak, as rumours swirl that he may fire him soon. but i am disappointed in the attorney general. you should not have recused himself. almost immediately after he took office. two rival libyan leaders agree to a conditional ceasefire during a meeting in paris, but how long is it likely to last? europe is being hit by extreme temperatures and floods. we'll speak to the bbc weather team about what's causing it. and in outside source sport: we'll be talking about adam peaty. he's broken two world records in the pool today.

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attempt to bring the situation under control the popular holiday spots of santa pay and island of corsica have been badly hit while in the town of carroll close to nice authorities have ordered a partial evacuation of local residents. with islamic state losing ground in its strongholds there have been frequent warnings that many joe hart is from europe may flee back home it's thought a twenty two year old dutch rapper could be one of them after he posted this online . look. at that shoppers among hundreds of europeans who left their countries to join islamic state in iraq and syria the netherlands authorities believe that two hundred eighty dutch nationals headed to the middle east to take up the jihad of that one hundred ninety managed to join isis while fifty returned back home meanwhile meanwhile eighty of those that left holland officially classed as children it seems many your hardass were determined from the outset to eventually return home and resettle in europe i had expected to be changed during the civil war by fighting a shot there didn't succeed because the world was siding wi

the island of corsica, and areas near nice and saint—tropez are badly affected.s remain temporarily closed. the hong kong government has unveiled a controversial proposal to allow a mainland chinese officials to be stationed at a major train terminus as part of plans to connect the city to the national rail network. critics said this could violate the law as chinese authorities do not have legal jurisdiction in hong kong. juliana lewis in hong kong for us. —— liu. why are 70 people in hong kong up in arms about this? it is a divided city politically at the moment, between those who want greater democracy and those who support the government in beijing. —— so many people. this is the first time that parts of mainland law would apply in hong kong. this could affect immigration and the trains and the track itself. what isn't controversial is the speed and potential efficiency of the service. so once it rolls out next year, at a cost of around $11 billion or so, a trip that currently takes about an hour will be shaved down to just 1a minutes. but let me just to share

the island of corsica, and areas near nice and saint—tropez are badly affected.nd railways temporarily closed. the parents of terminally ill baby charlie gard will learn on wednesday if they will be able to take him home to die. having abandoned their fight to keep charlie alive , his mother returned to court to ask that her son be allowed to leave the hospital where he's being cared for. charlie's parents are now pleading for a specialist doctor to come forward and help them. our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. the legal battle over this desperately sick boy now centres on where and how soon he dies. charlie needs a mechanical ventilator to breathe. he is tube—fed and cannot move. yesterday, his parents gave up theirfight to take him to the united states, and agreed no more treatment could help him. but charlie's mum, connie, was back at court this afternoon, to make it clear she did not want him to die in the intensive care unit, where he's been since october. the parents' lawyer said it was their last wish that charlie dies at home, for a few days

the island of corsica, and areas near nice and saint—tropez are badly affected.en evacuated. some roads and railways have been temporarily closed. ajudge will decide today whether the 11 month old baby, charlie gard, should be able to leave great ormond street hospital in london, to die at home. lawyers for the hospital say a hospice would be a more appropriate place for charlie, who is suffering from a rare inherited disease. charlie's parents fought and lost a long legal battle to allow charlie to undergo experiemental therapy in the us. one of the vatican's most seniorfigures, cardinal pell, has appeared in court in australia to face multiple charges of historical sex abuse. the former archbishop of sydney and melbourne insists he's innocent. details of the charges haven't been made public. the migrant crisis of 2015 and 2016 was a particularly grim moment in history, of course, but was it, in legal terms, "exceptional circumstances" ? well the european court ofjustice has to decide that, in the course of the day. it matters, to many migrants and many governme

the island of corsica, and areas near nice and saint—tropez are badly affected.sed. the british government is to announce a ban on new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 20110, as part of efforts to tackle air pollution. it's seen as a milestone in the shift towards electric cars. similar plans were announced in france this month. new research reveals in less than a0 years, sperm counts have fallen by more than half in western countries. scientists say the results indicate a potential threat to fertility in industrialised countries. no similar pattern was seen in south america, asia and africa. it's 50 years this week since the laws on homosexuality were amended in england and wales. our special correspondent allan little has been looking at what the changes to the sexual offences act meant in 1967 — and how they affected people in the years that followed. in 1967, a change in the law did not bring a change in attitudes. this is the bbc‘s man alive programme. voiceover: for many of us this is revolting. men dancing with men. homosexuals in this country today br

hundreds of firefighters are battling flames on the cote d'azur and the island of corsica.l action from the european commission over its plans to give politicians more power to appoint and sackjudges.

hundreds of firefighters are battling flames on the cote d'azur and the island of corsica.he government has asked neighbouring european countries for more help. poland's government is facing legal action from the european commission over its plans to give politicians more power to appoint and sackjudges. the commission is threatening to strip poland of its eu voting rights. officials in warsaw complain of blackmail. now on bbc news, click. this week... strange doorways... ..light warriors... ..and a robo hatchling. there are sharks all around me! virtual reality. it's action—packed. it's immersive. argh! there's a mouse! it's terrifying. argh! it's collaborative. laughter it's a knock—out! ok, you hit me. it's... oh, god. it's frozen. it's... ..frozen. it's fun, but it's not going to change the world. it's not going to change the world. it wouldn't fit in as much as, say, my phone would. it wouldn't fit in. it's just such a shame. it's so annoying! it's annoying. not really what you want to hear when you are talking about vr, especially since the technology has actually bee

blustery wind over southern france and corsica.k home it is a blustery day tomorrow, sunshine and showers. more details in half an hour. hello, i‘m karin giannone, this is outside source. president trump says the us military will not allow transgender individuals to serve in the armed forces in any capacity. it‘s a reversal of an obama administration policy — mr trump said transgender people would disrupt the military and burden it with large medical bills. france appeals for help from europe in fighting wildfires that have consumed large areas of forest in the southeast of the country. did antidepressants play a role in one of america‘s worst mass shootings? we have a special bbc investigation. britain has announced it will ban new petrol and diesel cars from 2040 in an effort to reduce air pollution.

hundreds of firefighters are battling flames on the cote d'azur and the island of corsica.for more help. poland's government is facing legal action from the european commission over its plans to give politicians more power to appoint and sackjudges. the commission is threatening to strip poland of its eu voting rights. officials in warsaw complain of blackmail. now it's time for hardtalk.

firefighters have been deployed to battle fires in the country's cote d'azur region and on the island of corsicaent is facing legal action from the european commission over plans to give politicians more power to sack and appointjudges. the commission says poland could be stripped of its eu voting rights. officials in warsaw say the threat amounts to blackmail. now it's time for hardtalk.

hundreds of firefighters in the south of france and corsica are battling huge forest fires which haveemperatures and strong winds. a blaze has swept through 1,600 acres of the luberon national park in provence, while people have been moved to safety from a town in north eastern corsica. could this be the world's bestjob? this is a zookeeper in southwest china who has to dress up as a panda in order to play with cubs. it's because the animals are due to be released into protective wildlife. the cubs have to learn to live on their own and not rely on humans, so zookeepers pretend to be pandas when they interact with the young animals. you can see the zookeeper cuddling and playing with the cubs, who seem very happy to see the human dressed as an older panda. pandas, like most animals, would surely know that is a human. they seem surely know that is a human. they seem quite at ease with a human with a massive head in there. we have a very high bar for a massive head in there. we have a very high barfor panda pictures. you should see the panda pictures that we reject. some of the best pan

and wildfires in southern france and corsica. they will ease, but the outlook remains largely dry. tens of thousands of illegal workers face forcible deportation in saudi arabia from today, following the end of an amne5ty period by the kingdom. ethiopian5 are among the largest group of illegal labourers, and the deadline had been extended after an appeal by their government. emmanuel igunza has the story in addis ababa. thi5 this has been the day seen at the airport in the capital addis ababa over the past few months. hundreds of ethiopian5 back home from saudi arabia where they have been living and working illegally. the5e arabia where they have been living and working illegally. these are pa rt and working illegally. these are part of at least 400,000 ethiopian5 it is believed had been working without proper documentation as domestic workers are in the transport and construction indu5trie5. they have taken advantage of a saudi government amne5ty to life without prosecution. among them is this 20—year—old who has been there for

they've also affected parts of corsica where hundreds of homes have been evacuated.to deal with the fires. 4000 firefighters and troops backed with water bombers have been used to put out the flames. officials say at least 12 firefighters have been injured and 15 police officers affected by smoke inhalation. the head of the fire service in the south—east of france has said extra firefighters have been drafted in to keep the flames at bay. adina campbell, bbc news. the british economy grew by 0.3% between april and june, according to the office for national statistics, boosted by retail and a booming film industry. but this is the economy's weakest six—month period for 5 years. our business correspondentjoe lynam has more details. this building company in buckinghamshire is busy. but the future pipeline of confirmed work is starting to dry up as budgets tighten for its customers. we have been given orders forjobs and at the last minute the clients have pulled away from us. due to concerns over the market. gdp is the sum of all goods and services in britain, that numbe

hundreds of homes have been evacuated on the island of corsica, and from portugal to the italian rivieraen trying to contain several smaller fires before they too get out of control. wyre davies, bbc news. let's go live now to bormes—les—mimosas and our correspondent, hugh schofield. what's the latest where you are? we are on the crest of the range above bormes—les—mimosas, the focus of this fire on the cote d'azur. we have a blackened landscape around us. have a blackened landscape around us. the situation is stabilised but not under control. what has happened is the march of flames which we saw yesterday has stopped. broadly they have extinguished most of the fires. but pockets keep springing up. in the last ten minutes, as the wind picks up, we can feel it, smoke has appeared over that crest and two helicopters are in some way tackling that fire, not sure what they are doing, i would that fire, not sure what they are doing, iwould not that fire, not sure what they are doing, i would not be surprised if we see the water bombers coming in. the issue is their plumes of smoke in the hills

areas of corsica and saint tropez are among the areas badly hit, as hundreds of homes are evacuated.

large fires are also burning on the island of corsica and in italy and portugal. >>> when the cubs broke a 108-year drought and won the world series, it apparently started a baby boom. nine months later, chicago hospitals are reporting a spike in births. according to "the chicago tribune," mothers are telling doctors their babies were likely conceived during the playoffs. one couple named their daughter ivy after wrigley field's famous ivy covered wall. >>> don't go away. we have puppies, lots of them, and a story to go with them next. >> announcer: this portion is sponsored by ford. going further so you can. >>> a guide dog school is teaming up with ibm, wall street's big blue, to determine which puppies are good candidates to serve as guide dogs for the blind. here's don dahler with big blue's clues. >> reporter: if there are two things that seem to be polar opposites, it's the warm exuberance of puppies and the cold intelligence of a supercomputer. >> watson can understand unstructured da >> reporter: at guiding eyes for the blind, the two have been brought together. >> the incidence

on corsica, hundreds of homes have also been evacuated. continue to ravish forest, more emergency teams are expected to be on stand—by to keep people safe. coming up in the next few minutes... it was punishable by imprisonment. in advance of tomorrow's 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in england and wales we talk to the director of a bbc two drama depicting the events of 1967 and hearing from a remarkable man. that is shortly. we will catch up with the weather prospects, such as they are. rather wet. it was wet earlier but things have improved a little into the afternoon. the radar sharing the rain, which was extensive, but something brighter coming in from the west with a scattering of sharp showers. the wettest weather overnight across the northern isles. scattered showers across the west, further east, mostly dry by the end of the night and we should be in double figures by the start of tomorrow. a bright and breezy start in the east. showers out west which will spread across all areas into the afternoo

hundreds of homes have been evacuated on the island of corsica, and from portugal to the italian rivierayre davies, bbc news. john brent has been holidaying there for the last 15 years and was evacuated during the fire can he joins me on webcam. it wasn‘t until tuesday night in your caravan, you we re tuesday night in your caravan, you were aware something was going wrong. yes, that's right. we had some popping around 11:30pm and we we re some popping around 11:30pm and we were wondering what it was. it was only after about 20 minutes we got a call on the caravan door by the owners and they advised us to get to the muster station for possible evacuation and it was at that point we realised the popping was actually gas cylinders in the caravans on a site about a mile away from us. what happened is when we came out of the muster station, all you could see was the sky, like it was dante‘s inferno, it was blood red, smoke everywhere, the smell of smoke, the acrid smell to the camp was horrendous, it was then we realised how serious the problem was facing us. how serious the problem was facin

southern mediterranean are still precarious, hundreds of homes have been evacuated on the island of corsicaghting teams have been trying to contain several smaller fires before they as well get out of control. later i will talk to the travel editor of the sun editor who was on a camping holiday in that region and of course was forced to move. we will hear more about her experiences a bit later. latest figures show that a record 71 prisoners were released from prisons in england and wales last year by mistake. 0ther statistics from the ministry ofjustice suggest violence in prisons in england and wales is increasing. there were more than 26 and in the year to march and a record number of self harm incidents with the figure standing at more than 40,000. with me is our home affairs correspondent danny shaw. let's start with accidental releases, people watching might be astonished that happens told the clearly doors. it does and you have to put into context and said there we re to put into context and said there were 71 releases in error but over 70,000 prisoners released so small proportion bu

they've also affected parts of corsica where hundreds of homes have been evacuated.4,000 firefighters and troops, backed with water bombers, have been used to put out the flames. officials say at least 12 firefighters have been injured and 15 police officers affected by smoke inhalation. the head of the fire service in the south—east of france has said extra firefighters have been drafted in to keep the flames at bay. the brother of diana princess of wales, earl spencer, has told the bbc that he still has nightmares about being part of the public procession behind his sister's coffin 20 years ago. he described the walk, alongside his nephews, princes william and harry, as the most horrifying half hour of his life. our royal correspondent peter hunt has been listening to the interview. on that walk, that's been in the public domain because prince harry has questioned why a 12—year—old should have been made to walk behind the coffin and earl spencer says he was that lied to and it was suggested to him by palace officials that the young princes wanted to walk behind the

they've also affected parts of corsica where hundreds of homes have been evacuated.firefighters and troops, backed with water bombers, have been used to put out the flames. officials say at least 12 firefighters have been injured and 15 police officers affected by smoke inhalation. the head of the fire service in the south—east of france has said extra firefighters have been drafted in to keep the flames at bay. sport, business and headlines coming up. now the weather forecast. jay wynne has the forecast. thank you very much, simon. there has been quite a bit of rain around today. some improvement on the western side of the uk. but the eastern side will take longer. here is the most recent radar sequence which shows the rain moving from west to east. some showers following along behind and it west to east. some showers following alo north ind and it west to east. some showers following alo north ofi and it the north of scotland. windy too. but it is brightening up behind the rain. a little bit of sunshine but it is brightening up behind the rain. a little b the sunsh

hundreds of homes have been evacuated on the island of corsica, and from portugal to the italian rivierag to contain several smaller fires before they too get out of control. wyre davies, bbc news. studio: john grant has been holidaying in bormes—les—mimosas for the last 15 years and described how the situation became increasingly serious before he was ordered to evacuate the scene. around 11:30pm we heard some pimping, around 11:30pm we heard some popping, we wondered what it was, and it was only after 20 minutes we got a call by the owners, and they advised us to get to the muster station, for possible evacuation. at that point we realise the popping was gas cylinders in the caravans about one mile from us. when we came the muster station, all you could see was the skylight it was dante ‘s inferno, it was just blood red, smoke everywhere, acrid smell through the camp was horrendous. it was then that we realised how serious the problem was facing us. we were advised at the time, if we wa nted we were advised at the time, if we wanted to, to make our evacuation, go north, we could not go