one was in dartford heath cruise tackling fires right up to the road in some instances.lington in east london with the remains of some of the homes. do you think that this is a wake—up call that natasha says it should be? and that natasha says it should be? and i think it really _ that natasha says it should be? situc i think it really is, and seeing at home completely destroyed his absolutely heartbreaking. the office this morning from the uk offices extinction rebellion where there, now it is on the front page of pretty much every newspaper, so i think it's safe to say that it's in everybody�*s consciousness now, but the question is will this be enough to cut through to a lot of people who still don't think that climate change is a big issue and sort of see this as a low concern. doesn't need to cut _ see this as a low concern. doesn't need to cut two _ see this as a low concern. doesn't need to cut two two _ see this as a low concern. doesn't need to cut two two everybody? l see this as a low concern. doesn't| need to cut two two everybody? or does it need to cut thro

dartford heath, a huge one.lso been deployed to kent to barton �*s point coastal park. we don't know the extent of how extreme it is but they are saying to anyone in the local area, to close windows and doors and doors and keep as safe as possible. i doors and doors and keep as safe as ossible. ., ., ,., , .,, possible. i thought about people tickin: possible. i thought about people ticking response _ possible. i thought about people ticking response ability, - possible. i thought about people ticking response ability, we i possible. i thought about people ticking response ability, we can l possible. i thought about people i ticking response ability, we can see just how windy it is where you are. it is a reminder why the mayor of london was on the radio this morning saying, please, don't have barbecues at the moment. the saying, please, don't have barbecues at the moment.— at the moment. the same here for kent. at the moment. the same here for kent- they — at the moment. the same here for kent. they have _ at th

across the thames in dartford, another fire was burning on heathland.es were burning north of the capitol. a fire spread to a day care nursery. all children and staff safely evacuated but the nursery and several homes were destroyed. in norfolk, fears plays burning at the park, and there were concerns about a nearby campsite. the heat has peaked today and should be cooler tomorrow but the tinder dry grass land across england and wales will remain a problem. people are being asked to be careful and not to use barbecues outside their gardens. >> the scene of the fire in wellington. reporter: i have been talking to villagers evacuated in the last couple hours, basically to a hotel and a pub outside the village. they fear eight homes have been destroyed and they are worried about the church. very dramatic footage of buildings engulfed in flames. as far as we know, there is not anyone trapped. one woman said her uncle had been building trenches to keep the flames away from his house but the police have gone into get him. she was worried about him. a number o

just across the thames in dartford, another of the fires was burning fiercely in heathland beside thehe capital, too, in milton keynes, where a fire spread to the kiddi caru day nursery who said all the children and staff were safely evacuated, but the nursery itself and several homes were destroyed. in norfolk, a fierce blaze was burning at snettisham coastal park, home to many rare birds, and there were concerns about a nearby campsite. the heat has peaked today and it should be cooler tomorrow but the tinder—dry grassland across england and wales will remain a problem. people are being asked to be very careful and not to use barbecues. daniel sandford, bbc news. today was scotland's hottest ever day, with the record being set in charterhall in the scottish borders. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon is nearby in duns. lorna. yes, scotland has been experiencing its hottest day since records began. 0ne local said the weather felt very cosy! and it has been that, the met office said charter hall has set a office said charter hall has set a new provisional record—breaking temperat

this is just outside at the dartford crossing in fact.ate and people in the area are getting nervous. but the fire service, kent fire service is in there in force, trying to mitigate the effects of the grass fire and preventing it spreading. so thatis fire and preventing it spreading. so that is the keen there. as we said, the mayor of london has announced a major incident, which he said has been provoked by the number of fires that have erupted across london, because of the heat and he said the london fire service is stretched, immensely stretched at the moment. we hope to hear more from him and the fire service itself in the next hour or so. the fire service itself in the next hour orso. immense the fire service itself in the next hour or so. immense pressure is how the mayor of london has characterised the impact on the fire service as it tries to deal with a multiple series of fires around london and around london 32 council areas, it is an enormous city and more concentrated of cities of a similar size like new york. it has the same

heatin of horses were at risk on dartford heat in the east part of london.hat when we arrived there was fire coming over the fences, it was pretty scary. how concerned were you? very concerned. there�*s 12 horses out there that we had to move out of the field, we continue to move off the yard, we got chickens and my mums front room the moment, rabbits, yeah, really petrifying. was it touching go? vary. at one point the fire brigade said the horses and all the animals need to leave now. . , horses and all the animals need to leave now-— leave now. pictures of the fires burnin: leave now. pictures of the fires burning to _ leave now. pictures of the fires burning to the _ leave now. pictures of the fires burning to the north _ leave now. pictures of the fires burning to the north of - leave now. pictures of the firesj burning to the north of athens. thank you for watching. well, the records may take a while to verify, but it probably could be said that climate change has really made its impact on the uk today, in that we saw temperature records exceeded by lar

just across the thames in dartford, one of the other fires in and around london was burning fiercelybeside the a2. the fires were burning north of the capital as well. in milton keynes, where a fire spread to the day nursery who said all the children and staff were safely evacuated. but the nursery itself and several homes were destroyed. in norfolk, a fierce blaze was burning at the coastal park and there were concerns about a nearby campsite. the heat has peaked today and it should be cooler tomorrow but the tinder dry grassland across england and wales will remain a problem. people are being asked to be very careful and not to use barbecues outside their gardens. here it is not clear what the scale of the destruction is yet. people are talking about three or as many as eight homes having been destroyed. today we saw the stark reality of what it is like to live in a country where temperatures reach as high as the high 30s and even the low 40s. it means that grass becomes incredibly dry. small things can start fires. some residents think the fire he was started by a compost heap whi

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paul is a professor at the prestigious dartford university in the us and works with companies rangingm to japan's corporate giant. thank you so much forjoining us. is it fair to say companies are increasingly getting involved in it taking a public stance on social issues? . , . ., issues? yes, they are indeed and i think this has — issues? yes, they are indeed and i think this has been _ issues? yes, they are indeed and i think this has been going - issues? yes, they are indeed and i think this has been going on - issues? yes, they are indeed and i think this has been going on for. issues? yes, they are indeed and i think this has been going on for at| think this has been going on for at least the last four or five years and as issue after issue after is come forward, more and more involvement from companies has happened at the same time. loath? involvement from companies has happened at the same time. why do the feel happened at the same time. why do they feel the — happened at the same time. why do they feel the need _ happened at the same time. why do they feel the need to _ happen

this one in upstart and dartford.to be perhaps the most serious of fires in london at the moment. it's basically grassland between the eighth 13 and the small settlements of wellington has caught fire. this is grassland where horses are grazing nearby. the fire has been blown onto a set of houses. we think about two or three houses have been destroyed, according to residents here. one woman we were talking to here. one woman we were talking to here live right next to them. the fire station, she was very upset at the destruction she has seen today. we've seen fire engine as a fire engine, fire coordination and a stretcher going in. there's large numbers of police officers here, we think the town has been largely evacuated. it looks the moment like there is some potential injuries because of the presence of the ambulance. what we can see at the distance across the fields was the fire men's hoses spraying out onto the grassland at the back of the settlement, trying to douse down the flames. it doesn't feel like a panic s

in dartford, a fire burned fiercely next to the a2.e scene in milton keynes where a fire damaged a nursery and several homes. there are concerns that with the grass dry and temperature high, conditions forfires remain. people have been urged not to have barbecues or bonfires due to the unprecedented challenges facing crews. david lumb, bbc news. the mayor of london sadiq khan says 41 properties were destroyed in london by fires in the heatwave. yesterday it was the busiest day for the fire service in london since the second world war. on a normal date they emit receive about 350 calls on a busy day around 500, yesterday we received more than 2600 calls. at the same time fire brigade were fighting fires requiring 30 engines, some requiring 15, some 12, sanc ten. in total 42 properties have been lost, 16 firefighters were injured, thankfully all are ok, two had to go to hospital. it shows the consequences of climate change with temperatures exceeding a0 celsius. it's not rain for more than one month and the grass is incredibly dry, like

in dartford, a fire burned fiercely next to the a2.n keynes where a fire damaged a nursery and several homes. there are concerns that with the grass dry and temperature is high, conditions forfires remain. people have been urged not to have barbecues or bonfires due to the unprecedented challenges facing crews. our reporter tim muffett is in wennington this morning, where over ten houses have been gutted by fires. absolutely devastating for the people who live in those homes. yes. people who live in those homes. yes, absolutely and _ people who live in those homes. yes, absolutely and we _ people who live in those homes. yes, absolutely and we are _ people who live in those homes. ye: absolutely and we are half a people who live in those homes. 123 absolutely and we are half a mile away from the village and much of the area is cordoned off and the emergency services... the area is cordoned off and the emergency services. . ._ the area is cordoned off and the emergency services... some problems there with tim's _ emergency services... s